Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAIRO, by ARTHUR PETERSON Poet's Biography First Line: Cairo, to sing thy gardens fair Last Line: By nile with his sweet queen to rove! Subject(s): Cairo | ||||||||
Cairo, to sing thy gardens fair, When shines the moon, now give me wit. For where is night more exquisite? Or pleasure more alluring where? I sip the sherbet's cooling draught, Which in this fervid clime belongs; And to my ears the plaintive songs Of Araby the breezes waft; And while the evening later grows, And grow the hours of pleasure ripe, Forth from the nargile's bubbling pipe I draw contentment and repose. And Cairo, if to thoughts of love Prompts the warm heart, what spot like thee? On such a night came Antony By Nile with his sweet queen to rove! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BISHOP GLOBE-TROTTER by LEWIS SASSE II CAIRO - JANUARY, '91 by MARY FERRARI A CLOUD FANCY by ARTHUR PETERSON A GERMANTOWN GRAVEYARD by ARTHUR PETERSON A SKETCH IN COLORS by ARTHUR PETERSON A VISIT FROM NEPTUNE by ARTHUR PETERSON |
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