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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE: BOOK 2. CANTO 1. PRELUDE. THE KITES, by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw three cupids (so I dream'd) Last Line: Rose in the sun, and flew for hours. Subject(s): Kites | |||
I saw three Cupids (so I dream'd), Who made three kites, on which were drawn, In letters that like roses gleam'd, 'Plato,' 'Anacreon,' and 'Vaughan.' The boy who held by Plato tried His airy venture first; all sail, It heav'nward rush'd till scarce descried, Then pitch'd and dropp'd, for want of tail. Anacreon's Love, with shouts of mirth That pride of spirit thus should fall, To his kite link'd a lump of earth, And, lo, it would not soar at all. Last, my disciple freighted his With a long streamer made of flowers, The children of the sod, and this Rose in the sun, and flew for hours. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A RITUAL AS OLD AS TIME ITSELF by PETER JOHNSON DANGEROUS GAMES by CAROLYN KIZER THE KITE (FOR BILL AND SANDY BAILEY) by MARK STRAND THE PAPER KITE, SELS by SAMUEL BOWDEN FROM HAWK AND KITE by JAMES STEPHENS RITUAL AS OLD AS TIME ITSELF by PETER JOHNSON A LONDON FETE by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE |
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