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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXCHANGE, by ABU JAAFAR First Line: God ever guard the memory Last Line: And breasts that touched, and lips that met. Alternate Author Name(s): Abu Jafar Ahmad Ibn Said | |||
Abu Jaafar the poet was in love with Hafsa, and sent her the following poem: God ever guard the memory Of that fair night, from censure free, Which hid two lovers, you and me, Deep in Mu'ammal's poplar-grove; And, as the happy hours we spent, There gently wafted a sweet scent From flowering Nejd, all redolent With the rare fragrance of the clove. High in the trees a turtle-dove Sang rapturously of our love, And boughs of basil swayed above A gently murmuring rivulet; The meadow quivered with delight Beholding such a joyous sight, The interclasp of bodies white, And breasts that touched, and lips that met. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OTHER SIDE OF A MIRROR by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE THE RIVER by RALPH WALDO EMERSON FOR G. by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON IN TENEBRIS: 2 by THOMAS HARDY DYING SPEECH OF AN OLD PHILOSOPHER by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE LAND O' THE LEAL by CAROLINA OLIPHANT NAIRNE THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE WALNUT-TREE OF BOARSTELL: CANTO 1 by WILLIAM BASSE KEATS WAS AN UNBELIEVER by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE |
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