Charmides
July 5, 2023Ballad of Reading Gaol II
July 5, 2023Chanson
. A RING of gold and a milk-white dove
Are goodly gifts for thee,
And a hempen rope for your own love
To hang upon a tree.
For you a House of Ivory
(Roses are white in the rose-bower)!
A narrow bed for me to lie
(White, O white, is the hemlock flower)!
Myrtle and jessamine for you
(O the red rose is fair to see)!
For me the cypress and the rue
(Fairest of all is rose-mary)!
For you three lovers of your hand
(Green grass where a man lies dead)!
For me three paces on the sand
(Plant lilies at my head)!
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, playwright, and poet known for his wit, humor, and literary works such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest. His life and career were cut short by his imprisonment for homosexuality.