Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE'S INSPIRATION, by TRISTAN LECLERE


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LOVE'S INSPIRATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I sit at the rosewood table
Last Line: And swiftly from my pen the pages darken.
Alternate Author Name(s): Klingsor, Tristan
Subject(s): Creative Ability; Paper; Pens & Pencils; Singing & Singers; Writing & Writers; Inspiration; Creativity; Songs


I sit at the rosewood table
Before the waiting sheet,
And I rest my chin on my folded hand.

I wish that I were able
To write love songs as those of Hafiz sweet,
For her whom I adore.
But my thoughts fly to her door
Like leaves swift winds command.

Somewhere a nightingale
Sings in the summer sky,
I know its voice, and I stand at the window to hearken.

And as the far notes fail
I sit again at the table, and I
Write words of love that fall
Swiftly to my call
And swiftly from my pen the pages darken.





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