Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXCHANGE, by ABU JAAFAR First Line: God ever guard the memory Last Line: And breasts that touched, and lips that met. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Jafar Ahmad Ibn Said | ||||||||
Abu Jaafar the poet was in love with Hafsa, and sent her the following poem: God ever guard the memory Of that fair night, from censure free, Which hid two lovers, you and me, Deep in Mu'ammal's poplar-grove; And, as the happy hours we spent, There gently wafted a sweet scent From flowering Nejd, all redolent With the rare fragrance of the clove. High in the trees a turtle-dove Sang rapturously of our love, And boughs of basil swayed above A gently murmuring rivulet; The meadow quivered with delight Beholding such a joyous sight, The interclasp of bodies white, And breasts that touched, and lips that met. | Other Poems of Interest...THE LIFE SO SHORT by EAMON GRENNAN MOTTO TO THE SONGS OF INNOCENCE & OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE DARK-EYED GENTLEMAN by THOMAS HARDY THE INNOCENT MAGICIAN; OR, A CHARM AGAINST LOVE by PHILIP AYRES A DAY IN THE CASTLE OF ENVY by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT ACROSS THE PAMPAS by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT WORK by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING TO RALPH LEYCESTER, ESQ. ON HIS SENDING THE AUTHOR A HARE by JOHN BYROM |
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