Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A BRIDE, by MELEAGER Poet's Biography First Line: Bridegroom none but death alone Last Line: Lit the dead her downward way. Alternate Author Name(s): Meleagros Subject(s): Brides | ||||||||
Bridegroom none but death alone Has my Clearista won, So to loose her virgin zone. Yester eve the flutes blew sweet, Bridegroom and the bride to greet, And the bridal doors were beat. Now at dawn they sound again, But another sadder strain, Hymen's song is hushed in pain; And the torch that flared so gay, Lighting up her bride's array, Lit the dead her downward way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BRIDE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE BRIDE IN WHITE by MARVIN BELL THE LIFE OF TOWNS: BRIDE TOWN by ANNE CARSON MY CRYSTAL BRIDE by WILLIAM EDWARD ADAMS |
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