Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 19, by OMAR KHAYYAM Poet's Biography First Line: I sometimes think what never blows so red Last Line: Dropt in her lap from some once lovely head. Alternate Author Name(s): Khayyam, Omar Subject(s): Time | ||||||||
I sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled; That every Hyacinth the Garden wears Dropt in her Lap from some once lovely Head. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 100 by OMAR KHAYYAM |
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