Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SPEAR, by ABU ZAKARIYYA First Line: My tawny spear is hoar of head Last Line: Lifeblood from the welling breast. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Zakariya | ||||||||
My tawny spear is hoar of head With the dust of battle shed; Hoary age succeeds in truth To the verdant bloom of youth. I reach it out toward my foes And into their hearts it goes; Like a rope it sinks, to wrest Lifeblood from the welling breast. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FOOL, A FOUL THING, A DISTRESSFUL LUNATIC by MARIANNE MOORE ADELAIDE CRAPSEY by CARL SANDBURG LEXINGTON [APRIL 19, 1775] by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TO A PORTRAIT by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS THE LOTOS-EATERS by ALFRED TENNYSON OLD WAR-DREAMS by WALT WHITMAN |
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