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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET TO --., by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD Poet's Biography First Line: She was a lovely one - her shape was light Last Line: Who was it! Dear young lady, was it you? Subject(s): Women | |||
SHE was a lovely one-- her shape was light And delicately flexible; her eye Might have been black, or blue, -- but it was bright, Though beaming not on every passer-by; 'T was very modest, and a little shy. The eyelash seemed to shade the very cheek; That had the color of a sunset sky, Not rosy-- but a soft and heavenly streak For which the arm might strike-- the heart might break -- And a soft gentle voice, that kindly sweet Accosted one she chanced to overtake, While walking slowly on iambic feet, In tones that fell as soft as heaven's own dew-- Who was it! dear young Lady, was it you? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV TO A FRIEND by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |
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