Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF THE RAIN, by AUGUSTE GAUD First Line: I have drunk of rains that drench Last Line: They weep aloud. Subject(s): Grief; Love; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
I HAVE drunk of rains that drench The holly-boughs' dark blind. I love a comely wench Whose eyes are kind. I have drunk of dews that drown The heart of lilies frail. The bridal bliss hath flown: O curlews wail! I have drunk of rills that go Glad-singing thro' the grass. Farewell gold hair, and O! Farewell my lass! Within my vines' own leaves I have drunk the sun's red blood. My heart no longer grieves: Ah, sleep is good! All Life and Love's a snare. I have drunk the drops of cloud Beneath the turret where They weep aloud. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS THE YELLOW VIOLET by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT |
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