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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NAUSICAA, by ARTHUR STANLEY WHEELER First Line: The skies o'er scheria are always blue Last Line: A memory to cherish unafraid. Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Yale University | |||
THE skies o'er Scheria are always blue Because of one fair presence on the isle, One heart that knows nor evil thought nor guile, A maiden ever innocently true. No aftermath of rosemary and rue Is thine, Nausicaa. No lurking wile Lies hid beneath the charm of that swift smile That fades as lightly as it lightly grew. Thy lamp once shed a soft and silvery beam Athwart the Wanderer from overseas, Who, tasting bitterly his soured lees, Forbore to mar thy delicate pure dream, And, so departing, left the lily-maid A memory to cherish unafraid. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLADE OF MYSELF AND MONSIEUR RABELAIS by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) THE BALLADE OF THE GOLDEN HORN by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) DEATH AND THE MONK by ARTHUR E. BAKER PASSIO XL MARTYRUM by ARTHUR E. BAKER THE LAST BALLADE; MASTER FRANCOIS VILLON LOQUITUR by THOMAS BEER WERE IT ONLY NOW by A. W. BELL AS FROM THE PAST -- by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE LINE MEN by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |
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