Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIOLIN AND VIOLA, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: At times, when, with an anguish all too keen Last Line: The grave viola plaining of old loves. Subject(s): Doves; Grief; Love - Loss Of; Music & Musicians; Violins; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
AT times, when, with an anguish all too keen, The violin doth tensely tell of grief, Tugging at heart-strings till the tale, I ween, Is over-cruel, calls for some relief: I joy to hear, like cooings of lost doves, The grave viola plaining of old loves. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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