Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: TO CELIA, by PHILOSTRATUS Poet's Biography First Line: Drink to me only with thine eyes Last Line: Not of itself but thee! Subject(s): Admiration; Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Love; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse | ||||||||
DRINK to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee As giving it a hope that there It could not withered be; But thou thereon didst only breathe And sent'st it back to me; Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself but thee! | Other Poems of Interest...THE CELLAR by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR NO NONSENSE by CHARLES BUKOWSKI THE REPLACEMENTS by CHARLES BUKOWSKI BELLEVUE EXCHANGE by NORMAN DUBIE EVEN NOW YOU ARE LEAVING by TESS GALLAGHER |
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