Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PEN, by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM First Line: Fairer is the manuscript Last Line: Through the wick's deficiency. | ||||||||
Fairer is the manuscript When the reed is clipped; Clearer runs the message, when There's a trimming of the pen. Dimly burns the lantern; but When its wick is cut Perfect will its lustre be Through the wick's deficiency. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN WATER WHEEL by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE CANDLE by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE STORK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE TOOTHPICK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM VULTURES by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM MY HEART IS HEAVY by SARA TEASDALE HOME, SWEET HOME, FR. CLARI, THE MAID OF MILAN by JOHN HOWARD PAYNE THERE WAS A CHILD WENT FORTH by WALT WHITMAN THE BAREFOOT BOY by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER INSCRIPTIONS: 2. FOR A STATUE OF CHAUCER AT WOODSTOCK by MARK AKENSIDE |
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