Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GORIAS, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: In gorias are gems Last Line: And pale gold. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Aging; Courts & Courtiers; Gold; Jewelry & Jewelers; Love; Treasures | ||||||||
In Gorias are gems, And pale gold, Shining diadems Gathered of old From the long fragrant hair Of dead beautiful queens. There the reaper gleans Vast opals of white air: The dawn leans Upon emerald there: Out of the dust of kings The sunrise lifts a cloud of shimmering wings. In Gorias of the East My love was born, Erias dowered with a sword And the treasures of the Morn But now all the red gems And the pale gold Are as the trampled diadems Of the queens of old In Gorias the pale-gold. Have I once heard the least, But the least breath, again? No: my love is no more fain Of Gorias of the East. Erias hath sheathed this sword Long, long ago. My heart is old . . . Though in Gorias are gems And pale gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVERUS TO TIBERIUS GREATLY ENNUYE by JOSEPH AUSLANDER EN TOUR; A SONG SEQUENCE: 2. TREASURE by ALBERTA BANCROFT CAPTAIN BING by LYMAN FRANK BAUM SEA LAVENDER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN THE MONEY DIGGERS by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE KEEPERS OF THE TREASURE by RHYS CARPENTER |
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