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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE KNIGHT'S SONG, by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT Poet's Biography First Line: My lady loves her radiant garden Last Line: Give me love! Subject(s): Belisarius (505-565); Constantinople; Generals; Istambul; Byzantium | |||
My lady loves her radiant garden, Gently moves among her flowers, -- Iris, poppies, oleander. O the garden! Sweet, she rests amid its sweetness, Laughs and dreams, her face in blossoms, While the sunshine feeds rich colors. O the sweetness! On the one side flows a river, Sparkling, merry. Boats bear on it Companies of youths and maidens. O the river! And she, smiling, flings them flowers, Back they sing their answer to her, Floating past her with their music. O the music! On the other side a high-road, Toiled upon by horsemen, footmen; Dusty travelers know that garden. O the high-road! And the lady gives them bounty, Food and wine and kindly speeches, Till, refreshed, they journey onward. O the toilers! So she gives the happy pleasure, And the weary soft refreshment, O my lady, from your garden, Give me love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES BYZANTIUM by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS SAILING TO BYZANTIUM by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE CYPRIOT'S SONG by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE GIRL'S SONG by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT THE TURK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES BELISARIUS (1) by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS BELISARIUS (2) by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS THE EMPIRE OF THE EAST by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR A CALL TO PRAYER by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT |
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