Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDYLL 3. FRAGMENT OF THE ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF BION, by MOSCHUS Poet's Biography First Line: Ye dorian woods and waves lament aloud Last Line: Bion the [sweetest singer] is no more. Subject(s): Bion (2nd Century B.c.); Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
YE Dorian woods and waves lament aloud, -- Augment your tide, O streams, with fruit-less tears, For the beloved Bion is no more. Let every tender herb and plant and flower, From each dejected bud and drooping bloom, Shed dews of liquid sorrow, and with breath Of melancholy sweetness on the wind Diffuse its languid love; let roses blush, Anemones grow paler for the loss Their dells have known; and thou, O hyacinth, Utter thy legend now -- yet more, dumb flower, Than 'ah! alas!' -- thine is no common grief -- Bion the [sweetest singer] is no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND ALL THINGS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO LOVE'S ASSISTANCE; AN IDYLLIUM by MOSCHUS |
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