Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE WORLD IS A MIGHTY OGRE, by FENTON JOHNSON


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THE WORLD IS A MIGHTY OGRE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I could love her with a love so warm
Last Line: Have mercy on a humble bard, o lord!
Subject(s): African Americans; Longing; Negroes; American Blacks


I could love her with a love so warm
You could not break it with a fairy charm;
I could love her with a love so bold
It would not die, e'en tho' the world grew cold.

I cannot cross the bride, nor climb the tower,
I cannot break the spell of magic power;
The rules of man forbid me raise my sword --
Have mercy on a humble bard, O Lord!





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