Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VISION OF A FAIR WOMAN, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Tell us some of the charms of the stars Last Line: And her eyes like the radiance the sunbeams bring Subject(s): Admiration | ||||||||
TELL us some of the charms of the stars: Close and well set were her ivory teeth; White as the canna upon the moor Was her bosom the tartan bright beneath. Her well-rounded forehead shone Soft and fair as the mountain snow; Her two breasts were heaving full; To them did the hearts of heroes flow. Her lips were ruddier than the rose; Tender and tunefully sweet her tongue; White as the foam adown her side Her delicate fingers extended hung. Smooth as the dusky down of the elk Appeared her shady eyebrows to me: Lovely her cheeks were, like berries red; From every guile she was wholly free. Her countenance looked like the gentle buds Unfolding their beauty in early spring; Her yellow locks like the gold-browed hills; And her eyes like the radiance the sunbeams bring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EYE IN THE ROCK by JOHN HAINES SAN DIEGO AND MATISSE: 1. INSIDE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A TREE by CLARENCE MAJOR SAN DIEGO AND MATISSE: 2. OUTSIDE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A ROCKING... by CLARENCE MAJOR STREAK OF LIGHT by EAMON GRENNAN MARY DONNELLY by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM ON THE ROAD TO CHORRERA by ARLO BATES THE FOREST MAID by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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