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Won't you help support DayPoems? Helen's Star StoneBy John Hay10/8/1838-7/1/1905There was a red star stone, old poets feign, Hung on the neck of Helen, the most fair Of women, the world's wonder; gathering there, Dripped ever one bright drop of blood; like rain That ere it fails blows into mist again. The crimson gout melted to roseate air, And that divine white bosom, proudly bare, Of all the woe it cost bore never a stain. So you, serene and beauteous lady, rove 'Mid throngs of luckless ones who gaze and die. And not a tremor of heartbreak, not a sigh Nor strangling sob of strong men whelmed in love Avails your calm heart by one beat to move Or dims the cloudless heaven of your eye. DayPoems Poem No. 1597 Comment on DayPoems? If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback. Won't you help support DayPoems? Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . . Copyright The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2005 by Timothy K. Bovee. All rights reserved. The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors. |
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