Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A TRUANT LOVER, by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON Poet's Biography First Line: Above a lily's chalice flashed Last Line: Her fickle love will ne'er return. Subject(s): Longing; Love - Loss Of | ||||||||
ABOVE a lily's chalice flashed An ardent humming bird awhirring; On poisèd wings he nectar sipped, The lily's waxen petals stirring, Then thrilling 'neath his fervid kiss, She waked to love's ecstatic bliss. But sated with acquired sweets, This wanton flirt and reckless rover, Now skims the verdant meadows o'er And blithely wooes the blushing clover. The lily's trusting heart may yearn, Her fickle love will ne'er return. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROSE AND MURRAY by CONRAD AIKEN THOUGH WE NO LONGER POSSESS IT by MARK JARMAN THE GLORY OF THE DAY WAS IN HER FACE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LOVE COME AND GONE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 33 by JAMES JOYCE A SCOTCH SONG by JOANNA BAILLIE A CRADLE SONG (FOND NONSENSE) by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON |
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