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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: ADIEU, MIGNONNE, MA BELLE, by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Adieu, mignonne, ma belle -- when you are gone Last Line: The poor thing's slumber. Let it still sleep on! Alternate Author Name(s): Meredith, Owen; Lytton, 1st Earl Of; Lytton, Robert Subject(s): France; Travel; Journeys; Trips | |||
ADIEU, Mignonne, ma belle ... when you are gone, Vague thoughts of you will wander, searching love Through this dim heart: through this dim room, Mignonne, Vague fragrance from your hair and dress will move. How will you think of this poor heart to-morrow, This poor fond heart with all its joy in you? Which you were fain to lean on, once, in sorrow, Though now you bid it such a light adieu. You'll sing perchance... "I passed a night of dreams Once, in an old inn's old worm-eaten bed, Passing on life's highway. How strange it seems, That never more I there shall lean my head!" Adieu, Mignonne, adieu, Mignonne, mabelle! Ah, little witch, our greeting was so gay, Our love so painless, who'd have thought "Farewell" Could ever be so sad a word to say? I leave a thousand fond farewells with you: Some for your red wet lips, which were so sweet: Some for your darling eyes, so dear, so blue: Some for your wicked, wanton little feet: But for your little heart, not yet awake, -- What can I leave your little heart, Mignonne? It seems so fast asleep, I fear to break The poor thing's slumber. Let it still sleep on! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING THE LAST WISH by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AUX ITALIENS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: THE CHESSBOARD by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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