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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONFLICT, by ALICE GILL BENTON First Line: Forbidden wine. It glows and glistens there Last Line: For wine and song. | |||
Forbidden wine. It glows and glistens there, A tempting thing. One draught of it might bring a snow-bound soul Eternal spring. Surely a Spartan's blood is in my veins, Turning them cold. Yet, in my soul, a mad Bohemian spark burns Centuries old. So, in the wake of temperate ancestry, Steadfast and strong. I take the water but, alas, I sigh For wine and song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD OF PROGRESS by ALICE GILL BENTON THE DISPUTE OF THE HEART AND BODY OF FRANCOIS VILLON by FRANCOIS VILLON LIFE [AND DEATH] by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD A POISON TREE, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE AMERICANS UNDER GENERAL GREENE by PHILIP FRENEAU PAST AND PRESENT by THOMAS HOOD SONNET by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS RENCONTRE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH S. BARNABIE by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |
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