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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EURYDICE, by FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON Poet's Biography First Line: He came to call me back Last Line: And lost were life and love. Subject(s): Eurydice (nymph) | |||
HE came to call me back from death To the bright world above. I hear him yet with trembling breath Low calling, "O sweet love! Come back! The earth is just as fair; The flowers, the open skies are there; Come back to life and love!" Oh! all my heart went out to him, And the sweet air above. With happy tears my eyes were dim; I called him, "O sweet love! I come, for thou art all to me. Go forth, and I will follow thee, Right back to life and love!" I followed through the cavern black; I saw the blue above. Some terror turned me to look back: I heard him wail, "O love! What hast thou done! What hast thou done!" And then I saw no more the sun, And lost were life and love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MARRIAGE (1) by TIMOTHY LIU BETRAYALS/HADES, EURYDICE, ORPHEUS by GREGORY ORR FAR BELOW, PLOWED FIELDS... by GREGORY ORR FIELDS TOOK ON... by GREGORY ORR HIS DREAM: THE BLACK TREE/THIRST by GREGORY ORR I WAS MOVING ... by GREGORY ORR THE FIRE HYDRANT by GREGORY ORR LIGHT [AND LOVE] by FRANCIS WILLIAM BOURDILLON |
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