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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARNIVAL, by FRANCIS CARCO Poet's Biography First Line: Gilded mask and domino Last Line: Spare, o lord, thy last bohemian! Subject(s): Carnivals; Games; Play; Recreation; Pastimes; Amusements | |||
Gilded mask and domino On this mid-Easter holiday Play at cards and domino. Parce, Domine, populo tuo. Far from the phonograph's scratchy go, Far from that wan, idyllic pair, I watch this rascal Pierrot Marking the cards for his game there. Clubs, diamonds, hearts, or spades? Love, the blasphemy forfend! He wins, but without those sleightful aids; The landlord—not too stout to bend— Recalls the masks to his dreamy inn And drives out into the mist below That the carnival is gleamy in That son-of-a-rascal Pierrot. Spare, O Lord, Thy last bohemian! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLOODY SIRE by ROBINSON JEFFERS GAME AFTER SUPPER by MARGARET ATWOOD DANGEROUS GAMES by CAROLYN KIZER THE GOOD AUTHOR by CAROLYN KIZER BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK by AMY LOWELL THE LOST CHILDREN by GREGORY ORR SNAKE EYES by MINNIE BRUCE PRATT A REPUBLIC! by EDGAR LEE MASTERS RHYME FOR A CHILD VIEWING A NAKED VENUS IN A PAINTING by ROBERT BROWNING |
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