Poetry Flashcards
To His Coy Mistress - Andrew Marvell (metaphysical poet - 17th century)
Limited time
‘But at my back I always hear, Time’s winged chariot hurrying near’
To his coy mistress - Andrew Marvell
If only life were longer…
This coyness, lady, were no crime
How do I love thee? Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett browning - 19th century
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
A mans requirement - Elizabeth Barrett browning - 19th century
Men
I will love thee - half a year - as a man is able
A mans requirement - Elizabeth Barrett browning - 19th century
Heart and neighbours
Love me with thine heart, that all neighbours then see beating
A mans requirement - Elizabeth Barrett browning (19th century)
Security in love
Love me gaily, fast and true
A birthday - Christina Rossetti
Tree
My heart is like an apple tree, whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit
A birthday - Christina Rossetti
Birth
The birthday of my life is come
Love is not all - Edna st Vincent Millay
Love is not all; it is not meat nor drink
Love is not all - Edna st Vincent Millay
Transactional
I might be driven to sell your love
Meeting point - Louis macneice
Time
Time was away and somewhere else
Meeting point - Louis macneice
1
Two people with one pulse
Meeting point - Louis macneice
Together
Time was away and she was here
Before you came - faiz Ahmed faiz
20th century
Things
Things were the way they should be
Before you came - faiz Ahmed faiz
Colour
The grey of your absence, the colour of position, of thorns
