Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE IN OLD MEXICO, by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP Poet's Biography First Line: I dreamed of ships sailing across the sun Last Line: And thro' them all there gleamed the face of you. Subject(s): Dreams; Mexico; Ships & Shipping; Nightmares | ||||||||
I DREAMED of ships sailing across the sun Cargoed with allspice and with cinnamon, Of trogons flaming forth from tropic groves, Of moist airs breathing sandalwood and cloves, Of black-mawed caverns gulfing bristling seas, And winds a-whisper with strange melodies, Quetzals of gold and green and purple stain, Colossal cities strewn along the plain, Of haunted forests full of twilight sheen Where print of mortal foot hath never been, Where black despairs the dreamer ever woo And thro' them all there gleamed the face of you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN VARIATIONS: 18 by CONRAD AIKEN LIVE IT THROUGH by DAVID IGNATOW A DREAM OF GAMES by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE DREAM OF WAKING by RANDALL JARRELL APOLOGY FOR BAD DREAMS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GIVE YOUR WISH LIGHT by ROBINSON JEFFERS A SAILOR CHANTEY (ON BARK 'PESTALLOZI' OFF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA ISLANDS) by HARRY HIBBARD KEMP |
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