![]() |
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LETTER, by HENRI BARBUSSE First Line: I am writing; the lamp listens Last Line: Whether it's I who write, or you. Subject(s): Letters; Writing & Writers | |||
Tenderly I am writing; the lamp listens, The clock, tick tick, attends me too; I shall close, for my eye glistens, And sleep merged with you. I have a fever; the lamp is low; I hear your voice come calling slow; Your name comes laughing to my lips; I feel your caress in my finger-tips. I feel the old-time gentle glow; Your poor heart throbs me through Half-dreaming, I no longer know Whether it's I who write, or you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CELL, SELECTION by LYN HEJINIAN OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 126: THE DOUBTING MAN by LYN HEJINIAN WAKING THE MORNING DREAMLESS AFTER LONG SLEEP by JANE HIRSHFIELD COMPULSIVE QUALIFICATIONS by RICHARD HOWARD DEUTSCH DURCH FREUD by RANDALL JARRELL LET THEM ALONE by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON BUILDING WITH STONE by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
|