Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DAMSEL OF MOBILE, by JAMES RYDER RANDALL Poet's Biography First Line: I met thee in the summer time Last Line: Darling damsel of mobile! Subject(s): Love - Loss Of; Summer | ||||||||
I MET thee in the summer time, The summer of my youth In days of my melodious prime And thine unsullied truth. I met thee when the jasmine buds Their velvet locks reveal; Till I loved thee, till I loved thee, Darling Damsel of Mobile! O shining tresses of the sun! O eyes of ocean blue! O dainty feet to nimbly run Upon the glittering dew! The cypress breathes its gloomy buds On all I felt and feel Still I love thee! Still I love thee! Darling Damsel of Mobile! And now the summer time no more, The vikings of the rain Thunder their turf-steeds on the shore And prowl the jasmine plain; The night shade blackens on my brow, The lightnings gash like steel But a summer heart still throbs for thee, Darling Damsel of Mobile! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ADVANCE OF SUMMER by MARY KINZIE THE SUMMER IMAGE by LEONIE ADAMS CANOEBIAL BLISS by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY THE END OF SUMMER by HENRY MEADE BLAND THE FARMER'S BOY: SUMMER by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD SONNET: 14. APPROACH OF SUMMER by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES JULY IN WASHINGTON by ROBERT LOWELL ODE TO THE END OF SUMMER by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY JOHN PELHAM by JAMES RYDER RANDALL |
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