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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VILLANELLE OF CITY AND COUNTRY, by ZOE AKINS
First Line: Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie
Last Line: But oh, the towers set in gotham's sky!
Subject(s): Ferry Boats; New York City; Romance; Skyscrapers; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
First Line: Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie
Last Line: But oh, the towers set in gotham's sky!
Subject(s): Ferry Boats; New York City; Romance; Skyscrapers; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie,
And watch the Lovers wander—Song and Spring—
But oh, the towers set in Gotham's sky!
A great triangle shaft uplifts on high
Its columned shrine wherein the presses sing;
Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie.
With flocks of clouds the Shepherd-wind goes by,
White poppies 'mid the waving grasses swing—
But oh, the towers set in Gotham's sky!
As to a fairy castle we draw nigh
When home the ferries bear us, marvelling;
Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie.
Across the empty fields the trumpets die
That meadow larks unto the morning fling—
But oh, the towers set in Gotham's sky!
Far off I hear the city's aching cry,
Where Life and Death are Lovers, wandering;
Beneath the arches of the leaves I lie,
But oh, the towers set in Gotham's sky!
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