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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ICARUS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Those things I said about my steadfast peace Last Line: So long as I may kiss thee once again? Subject(s): Desire;icarus;love;mythology - Classical | |||
Those things I said about my steadfast peace Are sometimes true, but not forever so. On patience I have but a fitful lease When every rowel makes my fever grow. Renouncing thee is labeled high and fine, I better know it to be weak and base, A hair-shirt, self-inflicted anodyne From one who fears the hazards of the chase. So my resolve, to this fierce autumn gale I do consign, regarding well its worth, Like Rembrandt-colored leaf to swirl and sail, Unmindful of the tree which gave it birth, -- What do I care for wisdom or for pain, So long as I may kiss thee once again? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#11): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND MEDUSA by MARVIN BELL THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON LEDA 3: A PERSONAL NOTE (RE: VISITATIONS) by LUCILLE CLIFTON UNEXPECTED HOLIDAY by STEPHEN DOBYNS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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