Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEDIEVAL NORMAN SONG: 17, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Maid marjory sits at the castle gate Last Line: And men will say they were true lovers sweet Subject(s): Grief;love - Loss Of; Sorrow;sadness | ||||||||
Maid Marjory sits at the castle gate: With groans and sighs She weeps and cries: Her grief it is great. Her father asks, "Daughter, what is your woe? Seek you a husband or lord I trow?" "Let husbands be. Give my love to me, Who pines in the dungeon dark below." 'I' faith, my daughter, thou'll long want him; For he hangs to-morrow when dawn is dim.' 'Then bury my corpse at the gallows' feet; And men will say they were true lovers sweet." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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