Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRELUDE FOR LOT'S WIFE, by JAMES T. GALLAGHER First Line: Let soft white silver of her tears Last Line: A pillar of salt. Subject(s): Fear; God; Salt; Tears | ||||||||
Let soft white silver of her tears Cake crystal all her fears That Babel-like rise To pry sorrow From God's eyes. Soon comes the morrow When they meet -- Stalagmite And stalactite -- To complete With sudden halt A pillar of salt. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BANGLA DESH: 2. THE BLOOD IN MY EYES by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ TIME ROCKING ON by ANSELM HOLLO TEARS AND KISSES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: GEORGE JOSLIN ON LA MENKEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HOW FAR IS IT TO THE LAND WE LEFT? by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TEARS FALL IN MY HEART by PAUL VERLAINE CELSUS AT HADRIAN'S VILLA by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |
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