Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAUGHING LIFE CRIES AT THE FEAST, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Come with me, for I am best Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Life; Transience | ||||||||
LAUGHING Life cries at the feast,''" Craving Death cries at the door,''" '' Fish, or fowl or fatted beast?'' ''" '' Come with me, thy feast is o'''er.'' ''" '' Wreathe the violets'' ''"'' Watch them fade.'' ''" '' I am sunlight.'' ''"'' I am shade: I am the sun-burying west.'' ''" '' I am pleasure.'' ''"'' I am rest: Come with me, for I am best.'' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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