Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FLOWER, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Listen, I who love thee well Last Line: Twould lull thy soul to sleep. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Variant Title(s): Tidings | ||||||||
Listen, I who love thee well Have travelled far, and secrets tell; Cold the moon that gleams thine eyes, Yet beneath her further skies Rests, for thee, a paradise. I have plucked a flower in proof, Frail, in earthly light, forsooth: See, invisible it lies In this palm: now veil thine eyes: Quaff its fragrancies! Would indeed my throat had skill To breathe thee music, faint and still -- Music learned in dreaming deep In those lands, from Echo's lip. . . . 'Twould lull thy soul to sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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