Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHAMELEON, by LOUISE LOUIS First Line: Trembling in a doorway Last Line: In your dear name . . . Subject(s): Beauty | ||||||||
Trembling in a doorway Drenched with rain, the sharp And desperate urge for you Held me in its falcon grip. And oh the lost enchantment over Common things. . . . Red and purple asters On our garden-walk, the willow Tree brooding over a passive pool Holding gently its nearer love The white and fragrant water-lily. Pale blue clouds acting out Charades against a brilliant Salmon "drope" of sky; grass scents After rain . . . after rain . . . Oh that was what you used to say! That all this brave enduring Beauty Death must leave untouched -- To rise and woo my every grief In your dear name . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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