Poems
Poem of The Day
By Amelia Opie
A youth for Jane with ardour sighed,
The maid with sparkling eye;
But to his vows she still replied,
‘I’ll hear you by and by.’
‘Suspense (he cries) my bloom decays,
And bids my spirits fly;
Now hear my vows,’ — but still she says,
‘I’ll hear you by and by.’
At length her frowns his love subdue,
He shuns her scornful eye,…
The maid with sparkling eye;
But to his vows she still replied,
‘I’ll hear you by and by.’
‘Suspense (he cries) my bloom decays,
And bids my spirits fly;
Now hear my vows,’ — but still she says,
‘I’ll hear you by and by.’
At length her frowns his love subdue,
He shuns her scornful eye,…
Poem of The Day
By Marvin Bell
His army jacket bore the white rectangle
of one who has torn off his name. He sat mute
at the round…
of one who has torn off his name. He sat mute
at the round…
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CollectionBy The Editors & Becca KlaverA collection of poems, prose, and audio and video recordings that explore Islamic culture.
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