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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNWELCOME, by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE Poet's Biography First Line: We were young, we were merry, we were very very wise Last Line: And a man with his back to the east. Alternate Author Name(s): Anodos Subject(s): Feasts | |||
WE were young, we were merry, we were very very wise, And the door stood open at our feast, When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes, And a man with his back to the East. O, still grew the hearts that were beating so fast, The loudest voice was still. The jest died away on our lips as they passed, And the rays of July struck chill. The cups of red wine turned pale on the board, The white bread black as soot. The hound forgot the hand of her lord, She fell down at his foot. Low let me lie, where the dead dog lies, Ere I sit me down again at a feast, When there passes a woman with the West in her eyes, And a man with his back to the East. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAY OF ST. CUTHBERT; OR THE DEVIL'S DINNER-PARTY by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM MELHILL FEAST by WILLIAM BARNES BALLAD TO THE TUNE - 'WILL AND TOM' by PATRICK CAREY THE ACCOUNTE OF W. CANYNGES FEAST by THOMAS CHATTERTON THE WEDDING FEAST by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE VIRGIDEMIAE: BOOK 3: SATIRE: 3 by JOSEPH HALL A POEM FOR THE SHEKINAH ON THE FEAST OF THE SABBATH by ISAAC BEN SOLOMON LURIA WHERE A ROMAN VILLA STOOD, ABOVE FREIBURG' by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE |
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