Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR A BEAUTIFUL YOUTH, by THALIA BELL First Line: I always loved the splendour of your youth Last Line: So long as beats one visionary heart. Subject(s): Beauty; Immortality; Youth | ||||||||
I always loved the splendour of your youth That seemed to shine of its own inner light: I think your beauty is the only truth That will survive destruction and the night. Endymion, Adonis and the rest, Immortal now, because they once were fair, Hold unprofaned a place among the blest For you. They will enshrine your beauty there. So, when the dark and lonely hours arrive And even you feel time's malicious dart, Be of good cheer. Your beauty will survive So long as beats one visionary heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETWEEN THE WARS by ROBERT HASS THE GOLDEN SHOVEL by TERRANCE HAYES ALONG WITH YOUTH by ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE BLACK RIVIERA by MARK JARMAN FOR WALT WHITMAN by DAVID IGNATOW |
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