On Egypt sleeping under sky of brass
The twain gazed wistfully from terrace high,
And watched the Flood, through Delta rolling high,
Toward Sais or Bubastis slowly pass.
The Roman felt beneath his thick cuirass —
Like captive soldier stilling infant’s cry —
On his triumphant bosom swooning lie
Her form voluptious in his close embrace.
Turning her pallid head between his arms
Toward him made mad by perfume’s conquering charms,
She raised her mouth and crystalline, fond eye;
And o’er her bent, the Chieftain did behold
In her great orbs, starry with dots of gold,
Only a boundless sea where galleys fly.
(Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud)
More Poetry from Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud:
Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems based on Topics: Gold- On the Book of Loves of Pierre de Ronsard (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
- To the Divine Mountains (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
- The Slave (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
- Youth (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
- Church Window (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
- The Flute (Jose Maria de Heredia y Giraud Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Gold PoemsBased on Keywords: cuirass, sais, delta, bubastis
- Tennants Anster Fair (Joseph Rodman Drake Poems)
- A Poem On The African Slave Trade. Addressed To Her Own Sex. Part II (Mary Birkett Card Poems)
- The Battle Of The Lake Regillus (Thomas Babbington Macaulay Poems)
- Paradise Regain'd : Book I. (John Milton Poems)
- Paradise Regain'd : Book II. (John Milton Poems)