Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRELUDE FOR LOT'S WIFE, by JAMES T. GALLAGHER First Line: Let soft white silver of her tears Last Line: A pillar of salt. Subject(s): Fear; God; Salt; Tears | ||||||||
Let soft white silver of her tears Cake crystal all her fears That Babel-like rise To pry sorrow From God's eyes. Soon comes the morrow When they meet -- Stalagmite And stalactite -- To complete With sudden halt A pillar of salt. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BANGLA DESH: 2. THE BLOOD IN MY EYES by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ TIME ROCKING ON by ANSELM HOLLO TEARS AND KISSES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: GEORGE JOSLIN ON LA MENKEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HOW FAR IS IT TO THE LAND WE LEFT? by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TEARS FALL IN MY HEART by PAUL VERLAINE A BANJO SONG by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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