Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY LOYAL LOVE, by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS Poet's Biography First Line: The nightingale's sighing / mid elder leaves Last Line: My loyal love! Subject(s): Birds; Love; Nightingales | ||||||||
THE nightingale's sighing Mid elder leaves, Coquetting and toying With soft spring breeze. He flew to the rose, His love to prove: To me ope thy chalice, My loyal love. Beside garden hedge stood Two children fair; They talked of a parting To meet elsewhere. Weep not, little maiden, I'll fears disprove; On earth thou'lt be ever My loyal love! Up rises the lily From azure lake, With yearning ascending The moon to seek. With silvery pencil He writes above: "For me live thou and die, My loyal love!" Long, long, stood I pond'ring, Silent, alone; A rustling from fragrant Woodlands was blown. Yet though louder growing, No thief did move. His arms close, close hold me, My loyal love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY THE NIGHTINGALE IN BADELUNDA by TOMAS TRANSTROMER THE NIGHTINGALE by PAUL VERLAINE ODE, FR. THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM by RICHARD BARNFIELD NIGHTINGALES by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES BIANCA AMONG THE NIGHTINGALES by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE NIGHTINGALE; A CONVERSATION POEM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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