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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CANDLE, by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM First Line: The burning candle glows Last Line: Quivering it gleams. | |||
The burning candle glows Bright as yon Pleiades, Fresh-kindled by the breeze As it softly blows. A serpent's tongue it seems That flickers in the glow Of the hot noontide; so Quivering it gleams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN WATER WHEEL by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE PEN by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE STORK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE TOOTHPICK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM VULTURES by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM CALLING DREAMS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON READY TO KILL by CARL SANDBURG DAY: MORNING by JOHN CUNNINGHAM STANZAS; HOOD'S LAST POEM by THOMAS HOOD IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 96 by ALFRED TENNYSON |
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