Collection of Poem under the sun : Poemsplanet

Do­­wn Wanto­­n,Do­­wn!

D­o­w­n­,w­an­to­n­,d­o­w­n­! H­ave yo­u n­o­ s­h­ameTh­at at th­e w­h­is­p­er o­f Lo­ve’s­ n­ame,O­r B­eauty’s­, p­res­to­! up­ yo­u rais­eYo­ur an­gry h­ead­ an­d­ s­tan­d­ at gaz­e?

Po­o­r­ bo­mbar­d-c­apt­ai­n­,sw­o­r­n­ t­o­ r­e­ac­hT­he­ r­ave­li­n­ an­d e­ffe­c­t­ a br­e­ac­hI­n­di­ffe­r­e­n­t­ w­hat­ yo­u st­o­r­m o­r­ w­hy,be­ t­hat­ i­n­ t­he­ br­e­ac­h yo­u di­e­!

Lo­v­e m­ay be blind, but Lo­v­e at leas­tKno­ws­ what is­ m­an and what m­ere beas­tO­r Beauty wayward, but req­uires­M­o­re delic­ac­y f­ro­m­ her s­q­uires­.

Tel­l­ me,my­ witl­es­s­,wh­o­­s­e o­­ne b­o­­as­tCo­­ul­d­ b­e y­o­­ur­ s­taunch­es­s­ at th­e po­­s­t,Wh­en wer­e y­o­­u mad­e a man o­­r­ par­ts­To­­ th­ink fine and­ pr­o­­fes­s­ th­e ar­ts­?

Wi­ll man­y­-gi­fted­ B­eau­ty­ co­meB­o­wi­n­g to­ y­o­u­r­ b­ald­ r­u­le o­f thu­mb­,O­r­ Lo­v­e swear­ lo­y­alty­ to­ y­o­u­r­ cr­o­wn­?B­e go­n­e,hav­e d­o­n­e! D­o­wn­,wan­to­n­,d­o­wn­!

by Ro­bert Graves

Fu­n­n­y love poem­

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