Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REVEL, by ABUL HASAN OF SANTA MARIA First Line: The brightest night of all Last Line: Still kept its anklet nigh. | ||||||||
The brightest night of all The nights that I recall Was that I never ceased Upon the wine to feast. And as I strove to keep My eyes apart from sleep, To the cup's ear-ring I Still kept its anklet nigh. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT I LIVE FOR by GEORGE LINNAEUS BANKS THE FLOOD OF YEARS by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT JEST 'FORE CHRISTMAS by EUGENE FIELD AN INTERVIEW WITH MILES STANDISH by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL TO ONE IN PARADISE by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE EARLY PRIMROSE by HENRY KIRKE WHITE THE LOVER SHOWETH HOW HE IS FORSAKEN by THOMAS WYATT |
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