Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I WRITE TO TELL, by ANNA ELISABETH MATHIEU DE NOAILLES Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: I write to tell, when I have ceased to be Last Line: And he gathers me, of all most favored, to his breast. Alternate Author Name(s): Brancovan, Princess Subject(s): Books; Writing & Writers; Reading | ||||||||
I write to tell, when I have ceased to be How life and pleasure have enraptured me, That my book may murmur to future throngs My love of nature's quiet and her songs. Watching men's toil in houses and in fields, I mark each day the change the season yields, For water, earth, and eager flames that dart Are nowhere beautiful as in my heart. What I have seen and felt, that I have told, From a spirit that finds the truth not too bold. And I have burned, with love's most tender breath, Still sometimes to be loved after my death, So that some young man, reading this my word, May feel his heart surprised and troubled, stirred Until thoughts of his real lovers are suppressed And he gathers me, of all most favored, to his breast. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONNETS: 1 by DAVID LEHMAN THE ILLUSTRATION?ÇÖA FOOTNOTE by DENISE LEVERTOV FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL POETRY MACHINES by CATE MARVIN LENDING LIBRARY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY I FIGHT AGAINST YOU by ANNA ELISABETH MATHIEU DE NOAILLES IT WILL BE LIGHT THIS EVENING by ANNA ELISABETH MATHIEU DE NOAILLES |
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