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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHANGEFULNESS, by ABU ISHAQ
First Line: My friends, reproach not me
Last Line: Alike the bow and lute.
Subject(s): Change
First Line: My friends, reproach not me
Last Line: Alike the bow and lute.
Subject(s): Change
My friends, reproach not me
With mutability
Because the singer's art
Ensnares and traps my heart:
Now frozen, cold as snow,
Now joyous and aglow,
As pliant ash will suit
Alike the bow and lute.
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