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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CANDLE, by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM First Line: The burning candle glows Last Line: Quivering it gleams. | |||
The burning candle glows Bright as yon Pleiades, Fresh-kindled by the breeze As it softly blows. A serpent's tongue it seems That flickers in the glow Of the hot noontide; so Quivering it gleams. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BROKEN WATER WHEEL by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE PEN by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE STORK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM THE TOOTHPICK by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM VULTURES by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: THE VILLAGE ATHEIST by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CHURCH MONUMENTS by GEORGE HERBERT THE AEOLIAN HARP; AT THE SURF INN by HERMAN MELVILLE LALLA ROOKH: PARADISE AND THE PERI by THOMAS MOORE ON A LADY WHO FANCIED HERSELF A BEAUTY by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) |
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