Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ITALIAN QUATRAIN: OLIVE TREE, by LEONORA SPEYER Poet's Biography First Line: Moonlight is always on its leaves Last Line: Lovers who chance to wander there. Subject(s): Italy; Olive Trees And Olives; Italians | ||||||||
Moonlight is always on its leaves; At noon there is a midnight air About its branches, that deceives Lovers who chance to wander there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1851: A MESSAGE TO DENMARK HILL by RICHARD HOWARD TONIGHT THE HEART-SHAPED LEAVES by JAN HELLER LEVI JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW by LISEL MUELLER HOW DUKE VALENTINE CONTRIVED by BASIL BUNTING FRAGMENTS FROM ITALY: 1 by JOHN CIARDI A B C'S IN GREEN by LEONORA SPEYER |
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