Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASPHODEL, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING Poet's Biography First Line: Carest thou naught for me, lone asphodel Last Line: Trusting thee ever, fairy asphodel. Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben Subject(s): Fairies; Elves | ||||||||
CAREST thou naught for me, lone Asphodel? Oh, flower! Shall all the summer days long gone Roll into space remembered not? What spell, Nay, more, what dream, what fantasy is this? E'en one small hour to gaze and love. 'Tis bliss Like Gyges knew behind the chamber door In days of old. Those mellow days of yore. Ah, no, sweet flower, say not farewell, I pray; But let thine odor loiter yet a while, And linger thou beside my lonely way, Spreading thy perfume. And each tender leaf, Sparkling with dew, like tears in eyes of grief; Eager am I to pluck thee from thy stem, To have thee near, and in thy fragrance dwell, Trusting thee ever, fairy Asphodel. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A PROPER NEW BALLAD [ENTITLED THE FAIRIES' FAREWELL] by RICHARD CORBET THE PESSIMIST by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING |
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