An Eastern Ballad - A poem by Allen Ginsberg


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Allen Ginsberg - An Eastern Ballad

I speak of love that comes to mind:
The moon is faithful, although blind;
She moves in thought she cannot speak.
Perfect care has made her bleak.

I never dreamed the sea so deep,
The earth so dark; so long my sleep,
I have become another child.
I wake to see the world go wild.

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Poet: Allen Ginsberg Poem: An Eastern Ballad Volume: Collected Poems 1947-1980 Poem of the Day: Jul 9 2005 Comment 9 of 9, added on April 23rd, 2006 at 3:40 PM. yeah... those people talking as if he was alive and going to respond need to think a bit more before posting. It's not just some dude that'll send you some poems, Ginsberg was famous, and is now dead. Idiots. Nate Comment 8 of 9, added on February 20th, 2006 at 1:01 PM. The poem is great!! yeah, I'll have to read it more to get meanings. I wanted to use this for a project too, if that's OK. Is this actually qualified as a ballad? It's really short, but has even more to say than alot of other longer ballads that I've read. THANKS FOR THE WRITING!!! Annie from United States Comment 7 of 9, added on September 27th, 2005 at 8:22 PM. I Must admitt that I'm not a fan of poetry but this poem just blew me away I love the flow and the rhymes he used. I have to use this as a poem in a poetry project and it just sounds beautiful. Fluffykins from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, An Eastern Ballad, has received 9 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Allen Ginsberg with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Allen Ginsberg Poem: An Eastern Ballad Volume: Collected Poems 1947-1980 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 4:23PM Poem of the Day: Jul 9 2005 Viewed 12621 times. Added on September 27th, 2005 at 8:22 PM.

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