Defiance Poem by Walter Savage Landor
Defiance
Catch her and hold her if you can--
See, she defies you with her fan,
Shuts, opens, and then holds it spread
In threatening guise over your head.
Ah! why did you not start before
She reached the porch and closed the door?
Simpleton! Will you never learn
That girls and time will not return;
Of each you should have made the most;
Once gone, they are forever lost.
In vain your knuckles knock your brow,
In vain will you remember how
Like a slim brook the gamesome maid
Sparkled, and ran into the shade.
" Girls and time will never return Once gone, they are forever lost." Great conclusion. A pleasure to read.
" Once gone, they are forever lost. In vain your knuckles knock your brow, In vain will you remember how Like a slim brook the gamesome maid Sparkled, and ran into the shade. " Beautifully composed..
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/2/2024 12:47:44 PM # 1.0.0.1119
" Catch her and hold her if you can" ... If you can't you are not a man. Well written. I like it very much