Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLACK GIRL, by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS Poet's Biography First Line: She's black: what then? So are dead coales, but cherish Last Line: As spring-borne roses grow. Alternate Author Name(s): Asklepiades Of Samos Subject(s): Facades; Passion; Appearances | ||||||||
She's black: what then? so are dead coales, but cherish, And with soft breath them below, And you shall see them glow as bright and flourish, As spring-borne Roses grow. | Discover our poem explanations - click here!Other Poems of Interest...TRANSPOSITIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON PEOPLE'S SURROUNDINGS by MARIANNE MOORE APPEARANCE AND REALITY by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON OFFICE PARTY: DISTAFF VIEW by KAREN SWENSON ON SOMETHING THAT WALKS SOMEWHERE by BEN JONSON THE FASHION by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE UNKNOWN WOMAN by ALEXANDER (ALEKSANDR) ALEXANDROVICH BLOK VILLAGE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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