Poems are expressions of Emotions and Feelings.
A Fine Day...
Michael Drayton
A Fine Day is pictorial poem which is written by Michael Drayton. It creates beautiful picture of morning and clear day of nature in front of our eyes . It has a painting imagination. Poem is divided into 2 stanzas . Poet praises the day from the beginning. To read more about this poem Click Here.
THE ECSTACY
John Donne
The Ecstacy' by Donne is a poem about divine and spiritual experience in love. The pair of lover and his beloved which we find in this poem has reached such a height of love that both experience 'Ecstacy' of love. The poem is addressed by the lover who described in details the experience of Ecstacy in love. To read about this poem Click Here.
Death , be not proud
John Donne
The sonnet - 'Death , be not proud' is written by John Donne - the Metaphysical poet. This sonnet express poet's view on the ultimate reality called - 'Death'. people generally afraid of death but Donne has different point of view about Death. Poet addresses to death saying that there is no need for death to be proud though some people call it very powerful and dangerous. Death believes that it overflows the people when they die but in reality those people do not die at all.To read about this poem Click Here.
Elegy: The Dream
John Donne
Donne's Elegy X with the title "The Dream" is about a lover confession on his love for beloved and the difference between Dream and Reality. The poem opens with a comparison between lovers' heart and a coin. The poet has used image of coin for the expression of love. The way a coin is impressed with the image of his beloved. The way image of a king sings to coin , her image gives honour and importance to his heart. The lovers says that only those who are weak in their spirit bother for honour. He doesn't care for honour because he believes that her image has given honour to him.To read more about this poem Click Here.
Yussouf
- James Russell Lowell
In the first stanza, A stranger comes to Youssouf's tent and he says that he has to fear of out caste. He says that as a one powerful thing....Life is bow and bent against them. He begs to help him as he is in need of food and shelter. There are no any place to hide himself so he came Youssouf's tent who is admired as good man by his tribesmen. To read more about this poem Click Here.
The Old Woman
- Joseph Campbell
The poem 'The Old Woman' is written by Joseph Campbell. The poem is divided into 3 stanza. The meaning of the poem is deeper than any romantic poem. The poem is very simple, realistic poem. The poet has given the description of old lady by different comparisons . It s very natural to see beauty in young women , but t is very understanding to describe the beauty of old woman. It requires great imaginative power to see beauty in old age. To read about more this poem Click Here.