Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINE, MY LOVE, by ABU JAAFAR First Line: Ho, bring her hither, happy boy Last Line: It broadly smiles for the good cheer. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Jafar Ahmad Ibn Said | ||||||||
Ho, bring her hither, happy boy, For in her presence is my joy, But (and does love need further proof?) I grieve when she remains aloof. I speak upon the wine: when she Departs, the bowl weeps bitterly, But when the glass beholds her near It broadly smiles for the good cheer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...I MAY, I MIGHT, I MUST by MARIANNE MOORE O SOUTHLAND! by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON FRANCIS II, KING OF NAPLES; SONNET by AMY LOWELL SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN CABANIS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE MAD MAID'S SONG by ROBERT HERRICK ANTONIO by LAURA ELIZABETH HOWE RICHARDS |
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