Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COULD LOVE IMPART, by WILLIAM MOTHERWELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: To star, the cope of night! Alternate Author Name(s): Brown, Isaac Subject(s): Nature | ||||||||
Could love impart, By nicest art, To speechless rocks a tongue, ''" Their theme would be, Beloved, of thee, ''" Thy beauty, all their song. And, clerklike, then, With sweet amen, Would echo from each hollow Reply all day; WTiile gentle fay, With merry whoop, would follow. Had roses sense, On no pretence Would they their buds unroll; For, could they speak, 'Twas from thy cheek Their dantiest blush they stole. Had lilies eyes, With glad surprise They'd own themselves outdone, When thy pure brow And neck of snow Gleamed in the morning sun. Could shining brooks, By amorous looks, Be taught a voice so rare, Then, every sound That murmured round Would whisper, "Thou art fair !" Could winds be fraught With pensive thought At midnight's solemn hour, Then every wood, In gleeful mood, "Would own thy beauty's power ! And, could the sky Behold thine eye, So filled with love and light, In jealous haste, Thou soon wert placed To star, the cope of Night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB BREADTH. CIRCLE. DESERT. MONARCH. MONTH. WISDOM by JOHN HOLLANDER VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN JEANIE MORRISON by WILLIAM MOTHERWELL |
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