Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PARTING LOVERS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "she says, 'the cock crows, - hark'" Last Line: But give the cock a blow / who did not begin our woe! Subject(s): Farewell; Parting | ||||||||
She says, "The cock crows, -- hark!" He says, "No! still 't is dark." She says, "The dawn grows bright," He says, "O no, my Light." She says, "Stand up and say, Gets not the heaven gray?" He says, "The morning star Climbs the horizon's bar." She says, "Then quick depart: Alas! you now must start; But give the cock a blow Who did begin our woe!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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