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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BOUNTY, by ABUS SALT First Line: Tis no matter to amaze Last Line: To evoke its song of love? Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Salt Umayya; Abu I-salt Umayyah | |||
'Tis no matter to amaze If thy gifts outstripped my praise, Or thy bounty overfilled This my vessel, ere it spilled. Is the branch not robed in green Long before its fruit is seen, And must we not ring the dove To evoke its song of love? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INCENSE BURNER by ABUS SALT THE WHITE CHARGER by ABUS SALT DEEP IN THE NIGHT by SARA TEASDALE VOYAGE A L'INFINI by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG A SHROPSHIRE LAD: 9 by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY THE WORLD (1) by HENRY VAUGHAN THE NUANCES OF MENDACITY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS PAMPINEA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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