Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER BOCCACCIO, by MAX LICHT SONIN First Line: The maiden is a swan Last Line: A maiden and a swan. Subject(s): Birds; Swans | ||||||||
The Maiden is a Swan With wings of whiter purity Than the spotless Swan's The Swan is a Maiden With flesh of a softer beauty Than the yielding Maiden's The Swan swaying Toward the Maiden The Maiden leaning childlike Over to the Swan. ... My heart is in the grip Of the tender witchery of their looks A Maiden and a Swan. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS FLIGHT OF SWANS by ROBINSON JEFFERS TO A WILD SWAN by HENRY MEADE BLAND A STRAW SWAN UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE by DENISE LEVERTOV LEDA RECONSIDERED by MONA VAN DUYN CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE |
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