Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MERCEDES, by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD Poet's Biography First Line: Under a sultry, yellow sky Last Line: Now she knows her lover's fate! Alternate Author Name(s): Stoddard, Richard, Mrs. | ||||||||
UNDER a sultry, yellow sky, On the yellow sand I lie; The crinkled vapors smite my brain, I smoulder in a fiery pain. Above the crags the condor flies; He knows where the red gold lies, He knows where the diamonds shine; -- If I knew, would she be mine? Mercedes in her hammock swings; In her court a palm-tree flings Its slender shadow on the ground, The fountain falls with silver sound. Her lips are like this cactus cup; With my hand I crush it up; I tear its flaming leaves apart; -- Would that I could tear her heart! Last night a man was at her gate; In the hedge I lay in wait; I saw Mercedes meet him there, By the fireflies in her hair. I waited till the break of day, Then I rose and stole away; But left my dagger in the gate; -- Now she knows her lover's fate! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SEA-SIDE IDYL by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD A SUMMER NIGHT by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD IN THE STILL, STAR-LIT NIGHT by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD LAST DAYS by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD NAMELESS PAIN by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD NOVEMBER by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD ON THE CAMPAGNA by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD THE HOUSE OF YOUTH by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD THE POET'S SECRET by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD UNRETURNING by ELIZABETH DREW (BARSTOW) STODDARD |
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