Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDYLL 5. THE CHOICE, by MOSCHUS Poet's Biography First Line: When on the wave the breeze soft kisses flings Last Line: Delight the rural ear and not affray. Subject(s): Fish & Fishing | ||||||||
WHEN on the wave the breeze soft kisses flings, I rouse my fearful heart, and long to be Floating at leisure on the tranquil sea; But when the hoary ocean loudly rings, Arches his foamy back and spooming swings Wave upon wave, his angry swell I flee: Then welcome land and sylvan shade to me, Where, if a gale blows, still the pine-tree sings. Hard is his life whose nets the ocean sweep, A bark his houseshy fish his slippery prey; But sweet to me the unsuspicious sleep Beneath a leafy planethe fountain's play, That babbles idly, or whose tones, if deep, Delight the rural ear and not affray. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOURNEY INTO THE EYE by DAVID LEHMAN THE GREAT BLACK HERON by DENISE LEVERTOV ISLA MUJERES by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SCHOOLS OF LITTLE FISH by MARVIN BELL TWO PICTURES OF A LEAF by MARVIN BELL OF FISH AND FISHERMEN by JOHN CIARDI ALL THINGS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO LOVE'S ASSISTANCE; AN IDYLLIUM by MOSCHUS |
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