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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WALNUT, by IBN AL-QUTIYA First Line: In its double skirt enwrapped Last Line: With its convolutions too. Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Al-qutiyyah, Aby Bakr Muhammad | |||
In its double skirt enwrapped, Fair as aught I ever clapped Eyes on, as when eyelids close Over slumberful repose. Opened to the light of day By a dagger, you might say 'Tis the pupil of an eye Whetted on its lid, to spy. Inwardly it doth appear Soft and rounded as an ear And, to make my image true, With its convolutions too. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DON JUAN'S SONG by ISAAC ROSENBERG MY FAMILIAR DREAM by PAUL VERLAINE MELANCHOLIA by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE WILD RIDE by LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY ANNA BULLEN, ACT 1: SHORT CURSE by JOHN BANKS (17TH CENTURY-) |
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