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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINE, MY LOVE, by ABU JAAFAR First Line: Ho, bring her hither, happy boy Last Line: It broadly smiles for the good cheer. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Jafar Ahmad Ibn Said | |||
Ho, bring her hither, happy boy, For in her presence is my joy, But (and does love need further proof?) I grieve when she remains aloof. I speak upon the wine: when she Departs, the bowl weeps bitterly, But when the glass beholds her near It broadly smiles for the good cheer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MEDITATION ON RHODE ISLAND COAL by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON FROM THE DARK TOWER by COUNTEE CULLEN THE FACE ON THE [BAR-ROOM] FLOOR by HUGH ANTOINE D'ARCY THE FIRST LESSON by EMILY DICKINSON TO MY DEAR FRIEND, MR. CONGREVE, ON HIS COMEDY, 'THE DOUBLE-DEALER' by JOHN DRYDEN TOMMY [ATKINS] by RUDYARD KIPLING MODERN LOVE: 30 by GEORGE MEREDITH |
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