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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DAY SPENT, by GUSTAV FALKE First Line: Leaning head on hand, I muse: oh, tell Last Line: Day of beauty, I have used thee well. | |||
Leaning head on hand, I muse: oh, tell, Day of beauty, have I used thee well? First upon my wife's dear lips a kiss, Love's salute and early morning bliss. Faithful toil, for daily bread the care, Men's dispute in words that never spare. Then I quaffed my glass with true delight, Warded off a wicked wish with might. From eternal stars with blessed beam Comes to me at last the poet's dream. Leaning head on hand, I muse and tell: Day of beauty, I have used thee well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 12 by OMAR KHAYYAM THE DYING SOLDIER by ISAAC ROSENBERG TO NIGHT by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE ARTILLERYMAN'S VISION by WALT WHITMAN AN AUTOGRAPH (1) by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER HELEN AND THETIS by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE |
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