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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ILLITERATE, by LILIAN ARNOLD First Line: Why can you not read Last Line: In syllables that rhapsodize? Subject(s): Illiteracy | |||
Why can you not read The language of my eyes? Blatant words alone you heed, Blind, blind to my silent cries. Catch the message at its source, It loses sweetness in transit As the river in its course Lacks freshness at its outlet. Why can you not read The language of my eyes? Must I blazon forth my need In syllables that rhapsodize? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IF I COULD ONLY WRITE by RAMON DE CAMPOAMOR THE DIORAMA PAINTER AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY by KAREN SWENSON MONDAY'S CHILD by MOTHER GOOSE ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE LADY by ALEXANDER POPE |
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