Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: 1, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography First Line: My love shall be a cloud, to float Last Line: From one sweet flower. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. Subject(s): Love - Nature Of | ||||||||
MY love shall be a cloud, to float Across the purple deeps of night, To bear you in a pearly boat, With sails of light. My love shall be a little breeze That passes through the tallest fir, To blow you o'er the leafy seas, Like gossamer. My love shall be a petal small That trembles from a jasmine bower, To bring a perfume in its fall, From one sweet flower. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RESCUE THE DEAD by DAVID IGNATOW BUTTERFLIES UNDER PERSIMMON by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 27 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 30 by JAMES JOYCE HE WHO KNOWS LOVE by ELSA BARKER LOVE'S HUMBLENESS by ELSA BARKER SONG (IN THE LUCKY CHANCE) by APHRA BEHN TO MY CHILDREN: 3 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD |
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