Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TEARS, by TUMADIR BINT IBN AL-SHARID AL-KHANSA First Line: Tears, ere thy death, for many a one I shed Last Line: (r. A. Nicholson) Alternate Author Name(s): Tumardir Bint `amir Al-harith Ibn Ash-sharid; Al-khansa Subject(s): Brothers; Death; Grief; Tears; War; Half-brothers; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
TEARS, ere thy death, for many a one I shed, But thine are all my tears since thou art dead. To comforters I lend my ear apart, While pain sits ever closer to my heart. (R. A. Nicholson) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS THE PLAINT OF THE CAMEL by CHARLES EDWARD CARRYL |
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