TOO long I wear this mask that I have made, -- Rather, this woof of silken words, where each Half shows me, half conceals: too long I teach Truth to walk delicately in rich brocade, And hide my heart, with cloth-of-gold arrayed. I loved and love you -- here is simple speech; I loved and love you, who are out of reach; There, take my secret stripped of lace and braid. But what avails it? You give ear to those Who buzz and flutter betwixt you and the sun; And I am too disdainful of my foes To answer them. Their web is poorly spun, And easily I could shatter it if I chose. But I am proud as you, Magnificent One! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ODE TO THE FRAMERS OF THE FRAME BILL by GEORGE GORDON BYRON EXODUS FOR OREGON by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 26. AL-MUZIL by EDWIN ARNOLD ANNIVERS: BAPTISMT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT NEW YORK HARBOR by PARK BENJAMIN |