Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARAVAN SONG, by THOMAS WALSH First Line: Tears for the jasmines, - tears to slake the roses Last Line: Lo, how my task of tears is never done! Alternate Author Name(s): Gill, Roderick; Strange, Garrett Subject(s): Flowers; Pain; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
TEARS for the jasmines,tears to slake the roses I bring thy garden through Love's desert sun; Lo, how with bloom and scent each bud uncloses! Lo, how my task of tears is never done! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A BALLAD OF OLD POPE JOHN by THOMAS WALSH |
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