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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE POEM OF THE ROMAN DAYS: 7. ISABELLA'S TREE, by CYRUS CURTIS CASSELLS Poet's Biography First Line: In the courtyard, isabella's apricot Last Line: Dauphin into king. Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Cupid; Hearts; Isabella, Infanta Of Parma; Love; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens; Eros | |||
In the courtyard, Isabella's apricot, spurred by the rain, goaded by the sun, iterates its delicate whiteness, its unabashed languor under a living arabesque of swallows– Isabella's in love: my friend Peter trekked to Rome, thinking only to escape New England winter; now they're exuberant, coupled– Cupid, general of hot desire, don't let this joy evanesce, this glorious March go unmonumented– When Peter's far away, will Isabella's faith surmount the chilly miles? Is besotted the word she wants, now that the once blasé courtyard is lambent with blossoms, and the spirited wisteria burgeons, dauphin into king, dauphin into king. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MESSAGE FROM THE SLEEPER AT HELL'S MOUTH: 6. ONESELF AT HELL'S MOUTH by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER SONNET: O HUSBAND! by ANNE WALDMAN EROS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES CLEOMENS, OR THE SPARTAN HERO: SONG by JOHN DRYDEN A CELEBRATION OF CHARIS: 5. HIS DISCOURSE WITH CUPID by BEN JONSON CUPID MISTAKEN by MATTHEW PRIOR DEATH AND CUPID; AN ALLEGORY by JOHN GODFREY SAXE ON MILTON'S PARADISE LOST by ANDREW MARVELL MONDAY'S CHILD by MOTHER GOOSE THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 74. ST. LUKE THE PAINTER (OLD & NEW ART) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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