Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MOSQUITO TURNED MESSENGER, by MELEAGER Poet's Biography First Line: Mosquito, fly away, and be Last Line: Mosquito mine, to wrap you in. Alternate Author Name(s): Meleagros Subject(s): Mosquitoes | ||||||||
MOSQUITO, fly away, and be My herald to Zenophile; And swiftly with a skimming kiss Close in her ear you'll whisper this: 'There's one who waits, awake; but you, Forgetful of your lover true, Slumber.' Up, you musical thing! Up and away! To wing! To wing! But whist! See you say it low, Lest you arouse her bedfellow As well, and in his breast excite A jealous pang, to my despite. And if you bring me back the girl, I'll give you a great club to twirl In your hand, and a lion-skin, Mosquito mine, to wrap you in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A MOSQUITO by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE MOSQUITO KNOWS by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE PADDY MINOGUE'S MOSQUITO-NET by J. SAYERS MOSQUITO NETTING by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS DELIGHTS OF CAMP LIFE by ANONYMOUS |
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