Love

Veneta

by Mary E. Coleridge 1861–1907

From Poems (1908)

Love

Wind and waters ring the bells
That rang for them of high degree
Trumpets are the sounding shells
In the city under the sea.

Where a Queen was wont to hide
Her outwearied majesty,
Swim the fishes open-eyed
In the city under the sea.

Many a street lies broad and fair,
Many a palace fair and free,
Neither a man nor woman there,
In the city under the sea.

MLA

Coleridge, Mary E. “Veneta.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/98/.

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Coleridge, Mary E. “Veneta.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/98/.

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