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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WHITE CHARGER, by ABUS SALT First Line: My white charger rode to war Last Line: Lightning with the crescent moon?' Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Salt Umayya; Abu I-salt Umayyah | |||
My white charger rode to war Shining like a meteor, Stepping proud and stepping bold In his saddle-cloth of gold. As he trotted after me To the field of victory Cried my rival, envious Gazing open-mouthed at us: 'Who has bridled, if you please, Dawn with the bright Pleiades, Or who saddles this high noon Lightning with the crescent moon?' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INCENSE BURNER by ABUS SALT SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: WASHINGTON MCNEELY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EARTH'S ANSWER, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE A CHRISTMAS GHOST-STORY; CHRISTMAS-EVE 1899 by THOMAS HARDY JOSEPH'S COAT by GEORGE HERBERT STREET CORNER COLLEGE by KENNETH PATCHEN MOTHER'S WORLD by MARGARET H. ALDEN A RIDDLE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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