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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ABSINTHE-DRINKER, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Gently I wave the visible world away Last Line: Rocked on this dreamy and indifferent tide. Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse | |||
Gently I wave the visible world away. Far off, I hear a roar, afar yet near, Far off and strange, a voice is in my ear, And is the voice my own? the words I say Fall strangely, like a dream, across the day; And the dim sunshine is a dream. How clear, New as the world to lovers' eyes, appear The men and women passing on their way! The world is very fair. The hours are all Linked in a dance of mere forgetfulness. I am at peace with God and man. O glide, Sands of the hour-glass that I count not, fall Serenely: scarce I feel your soft caress, Rocked on this dreamy and indifferent tide. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NO NONSENSE by CHARLES BUKOWSKI THE REPLACEMENTS by CHARLES BUKOWSKI BELLEVUE EXCHANGE by NORMAN DUBIE |
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