swinburne
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WHO IS SHE? from kendrive Pro 18 hours old
[ ... ] Algernon Charles Swinburne Who is the "she" referred to in this poem? Perhaps it is the 'perfect woman' who men lust after, but can never have. ...
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THE TIME OF LOVERS IS SHORT from kendrive Pro 1 day old
Today's poem has nine verses and I feel it is overlong for posting here in its entirety. Many blog readers are impatient and they are deterred by Swinburne's ...
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SOFT, SMALL AND SWEET from kendrive Pro 2 days old
[ ... ] Algernon Charles Swinburne NOTE: If you like poetry, you may enjoy my new blog, where I am currently posting poems on the theme of "Dreams and ...
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PUT IN THE SICKLES AND REAP from kendrive Pro 3 days old
This is one of Swinburne's longer poems. It is about gathering in the corn at harvest time. Or is it? I suggest that is a metaphor for war and the ...
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CLEO from kendrive Pro 4 days old
A long poem by Swinburne. I could have said it all in just five words "By God - She is beautiful". CLEOPATRA Her mouth is fragrant as a vine, A ...
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WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE from kendrive Pro 5 days old
[ ... ] men, re-risen from dust, may hark When rings the trumpet blown above: It will not raise from out the dark Dead love. Algernon Charles Swinburne
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TRAVELS IN ITALY from kendrive Pro 7 days old
Swinburne takes us to three Italian cities. THREE FACES I. VENTIMIGLIA The sky and sea glared hard and bright and blank: Down the one steep street, ...
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DOWN THROUGH DARKNESS from kendrive Pro 8 days old
[ ... ] deep. God beloved of us, all men's lover, All most weary that smile or weep Feel thee afar or anear them hover, Sleep. Algernon Charles Swinburne
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ROBERT BROWNING from kendrive Pro 9 days old
[ ... ] Here is Swinburne's tribute to the great man. ON THE DEATH OF ROBERT BROWNING He held no dream worth waking; so he said, He who ...
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WHEN THE SOUL LEAVES OFF TO DREAM AND YEARN from kendrive Pro 10 days old
[ ... ] youth be not, learn The kind wise word that falls from years that fall-- Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all. Algernon Charles Swinburne
