Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DEAD MARTEN, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My pretty marte, my winter friend Last Line: As there is now in this of mine. Subject(s): Martens | ||||||||
My pretty Marte, my winter friend, In these bright days ought thine to end! When all thy kindred far away Enjoy the genial hours of May. How often hast thou play'd with me, And lickt my lip to share my tea, And run away and turn'd again To hide my glove or crack my pen, Until I swore, to check thy taunts, I'd write to uncles and to aunts, And grandmama, whom dogs pursued But could not catch her in the wood. Ah! I repeat the jokes we had, Yet think me not less fond, less sad. Julia and Charles and Walter grave Would throw down every toy they have To see thy joyous eyes at eve, And feel thy feet upon the sleeve, And tempt thy glossy teeth to bite And almost hurt them, but not quite; For thou didst look, and then suspend The ivory barbs, but reprehend With tender querulous tones, that told Thou wert too good and we too bold. Never was malice in thy heart, My gentlest, dearest little Marte! Nor grief, nor reason to repine, As there is now in this of mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FISHER CAT by RICHARD GHORMLEY EBERHART A FIESOLAN IDYL by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR A FOREIGN RULER by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR A PROPHECY by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR CHILDREN by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR CORINNA TO TANAGRA, FROM ATHENS by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR DEATH OF THE DAY by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR DEATH STANDS ABOVE ME by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR |
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