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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VEIL, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I think and think; yet still I fail Last Line: A daylight face, those starry eyes? Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The | |||
I think and think; yet still I fail -- Why does this lady wear a veil? Why thus elect to mask her face Beneath that dainty web of lace? The tip of a small nose I see, And two red lips, set curiously Like twin-born cherries on one stem, And yet she has netted even them. Her eyes, it's plain, survey with ease All that to glance upon they please. Yet, whether hazel, grey, or blue, Or that even lovelier lilac hue, I cannot guess: why -- why deny Such beauty to the passer-by? Out of a bush a nightingale May expound his song; beneath that veil A happy mouth no doubt can make English sound sweeter for its sake. But then, why muffle in, like this, What every blossomy wind would kiss? Why in that little night disguise A daylight face, those starry eyes? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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