Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROMANCERO: BOOK 2. LAMENTATIONS: AUTO-DA-FE, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: See these violets, dusty tresses Last Line: So farewell! Good night! Good night! Subject(s): Cupid; Farewell; Love; Eros; Parting | ||||||||
SEE these violets, dusty tresses And this faded ribbon blue, Long forgotten cherish'd trifles, And these half-torn billets-doux, -- All, with angry look and gesture In the blazing fire I throw; Sadly crackle up these relics Of my happiness and woe. Vows of love, and fond deceiving Broken oaths all upwards fly In the chimney, while in secret Cupid laughs maliciously. Dreamily beside the fireplace Sit I, while the sparkles bright Glow in silence midst the ashes, -- So farewell! good night! good night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES |
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