Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE THUNDER GODS, by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN First Line: To-day the thunder gods strike on their anvils in heaven Last Line: And her soul belong to her love; not to her lovers. Subject(s): Goddesses & Gods; Mythology; Virginity; Women; Vestals | ||||||||
TO-DAY the Thunder Gods strike on their anvils in heaven. My heart glows like the red-hot iron On the anvil of the village smith; For I know that my Beloved has not forgotten. So did the Thunder Gods strike When he swore that I was the full moon of his life. And though soon after he gave up his life In battle for our Father, and Emperor, And I gave up mine for the father who gave my life, That he, being old, and without a son to provide, Might have the comforts that I could buy from men By dancing and singingand that which a woman may give. Yet when the Thunder Gods strike, I know That my Beloved is thinking, too, of me, And is waiting for me in the land Where those go who die for the Emperor. For a man like my Beloved loves but once, And his love will draw me up to him Though I be but a dance-girl; For he will know that a woman's virginity And her soul belong to her love; not to her lovers. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 3. AMARYLLIS by THOMAS CAMPION TYRANNICK [TYRANNIC] LOVE: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN ADVICE TO YOUNG LADIES by ALEC DERWENT HOPE AFTER THE PLEASURE PARTY by HERMAN MELVILLE ON THE MARRIAGE OF A VIRGIN by DYLAN THOMAS ON THE VIRGINITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND JOHANNA SOUTHCOTT by WILLIAM BLAKE CHERRY TREES IN APRIL by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN |
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