Cradle Song
July 5, 2023Bakhcisaray
July 5, 2023Avis
Avis, the fair, at dawn
Rose lightly from her bed,
Herself arrayed,
Avis, the fait, the maid,
In vestiment of lawn;
Across the fields she sped,
Five flowerets there she found,
In fragrant garland wound,
Avis, the fair, ar dawn,
Five roses red.
Go thou from thence of thy pity!
Thou lov’st not me.
Adelaide Crapsey
Adelaide Crapsey (1878-1914) was an American poet who is known for her contributions to the development of the modernist poetry movement. Her notable works include "Verse," "A Study in English Metrics," and "Songs from a Book of Days."