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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARDROPS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: This bag of cherries for my love Last Line: Back to its sea again! Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Love | |||
This bag of cherries for my Love: She takes one lovely Pair, And makes an eardrop of each one, To fit in either ear. Until I swear it seems to me, To see those Cherry stones, They almost match in loveliness The flesh that's on her bones. They match her eyes in light and size, With such a glowing stain — That every precious pearl is hurled Back to its sea again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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