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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OUT OF THE SHADOWS: AN UNFINISHED SONNET-SEQUENCE 7, by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. First Line: When you sit there the shadows come and go Last Line: There gleams the starlight of a thousand skies. Subject(s): Love | |||
When you sit there the shadows come and go In merry gambol 'round your shining face, And press their purpled shades about the glow Of crimson on your cheeks. In happy grace They kiss your lips as night enfolds the skies, And peacefully they come and softly dwell Deep in the caverns of your darkling eyes, Casting the witchery of their magic spell. O then, I know God made my hungry heart For you to rule by word or glance or smile. 'Tis all of earth and heaven's better part To live within the thrall your lips beguile. Nor need I gaze at stars for in your eyes There gleams the starlight of a thousand skies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD AND WHAT SHALL YOU SAY? by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. |
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