Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WEDDING FEAST, by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Poet's Biography First Line: I chanced to walk, not long ago Last Line: Betoken singularity. Subject(s): Feasts; Marriage; Youth; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
I CHANCED to walk, not long ago, Into the village down below; The people all were gaily drest, They told me 'twas a marriage feast. Within the dancing-room I found Some sixty couples whirling round; Each lass supported by her lad, And every face was blithe and glad. 'A happy day, indeed!' I cried; 'But tell me, which may be the bride?' The bumpkin answer'd with a stare -- 'Lord, sir! I neither know nor care! 'Three nights have we been dancing here, And tasting of her wedding cheer; I merely came for fun and drinking, About the bride I've not been thinking!' If every man would speak the truth, As freely as this honest youth, His case would not -- so ponder'd I -- Betoken singularity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV A SONG FROM THE COPTIC by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE FAUST: SCENE 1. PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE |
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