Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A VIOL'S PLAINT, by ALBERT SAMAIN Poet's Biography First Line: My heart that dreads what time may bring Last Line: And on thy soft glove left a stain. Subject(s): Language; Man-woman Relationships; Pain; Words; Vocabulary; Male-female Relations; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
My heart that dreads what time may bring, Lies in thy hands a bird-like thing That flutters wild with fear of thee. So shy is he, so loth to lie, Let thy words too be low and shy, If thou wilt hold him trustfully. A single word will make him grieve, A look alone will make him heave With bitter anguish of despair. For at the words thy sweet mouth saith He feels the flight of thy soft breath And trembles like a plume in air. He follows, hovering near alway, Thee wheresoever thou dost stray With soft smooth throat and trailing gown, So furtive in his flight and swift, So fickle are the wings that lift, Thou touchest him and he is flown. And when this nearness thou shalt flout Until he bleed and life ebb out, Thou shalt know nothing of his pain; So slight the touch, thou shalt not heed How on a night his heart did bleed And on thy soft glove left a stain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES |
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