Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A BUNCH OF GRAPES; RIPENING IN MY WINDOW, by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Cluster of pregnant berries, pressed / in luscious warmth together Last Line: With pleasure glowing. Subject(s): Grapes | ||||||||
Cluster of pregnant berries, pressed In luscious warmth together, Like golden eggs in glassy nest, Hatched by the zephyr's dewy breast In sultry weather; Or amber tears of those sad girls Who mourn their hapless brother; Strung closely on the glossy curls Of you fair shrub, whose zigzag twirls Clip one another; Or silent swarm of golden bees Your velvet bosoms brushing, Dropped odorous from the gummy breeze, Lingering in sleep upon the trees, Whilst summer's blushing; Or liquid sunbeams, swathed in net Spun by some vagrant fairy, Like mimic lamps fresh trimmed and set In thick festoons, with ripeness wet, Moonlight to carry; Or drops of honey, lately stolen From the hive's treasury, Bubbles of light, with sweetness swollen, Balls of bright juice, by breezes rollen, And bandied high. I watch with wondrous care each day Your little spotted blushes, Dyed by the sun's rude staring ray; And soon I hope you'll ooze away In sunny gushes. Then shall ye, veiled in misty fume, In polished urn be flowing; With blood of nectar, soul perfume, Breathe on our cheeks a downy bloom With pleasure glowing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CATAWBA WINE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE GRAPE-VINE SWING by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS CLUSTERED GRAPES by HELEN BURWELL CHAPIN JONES ENLIGHTENED by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON GRAPES FROM THORNS by DOROTHY HOMANS SUGGESTED BY A BUNCH OF ENGLISH GRAPES by THOMAS HOOD FEAR by HAZEL COLLISTER HUTCHINSON BURGUNDY by GLADYS ADELINA LEWIS BALLAD OF HUMAN LIFE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: DIRGE FOR WOLFRAM by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: SAILORS' [OR MARINERS'] SONG by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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