kvntrm
03-29-2009, 09:23 PM
“Magnetic Mountain” by C. Day Lewis
Nearing again the legendary isle
Where sirens sang and mariners were skinned,
We wonder now what was there to beguile
That such stout fellows left their bones behind.
Those chorus-girls are surely past their prime,
Voices grow shrill and paint is wearing thin,
....
Can anyone please help me out with that the poem means? I don't quite understand it.
Thank You.
Nearing again the legendary isle
Where sirens sang and mariners were skinned,
We wonder now what was there to beguile
That such stout fellows left their bones behind.
Those chorus-girls are surely past their prime,
Voices grow shrill and paint is wearing thin,
....
Can anyone please help me out with that the poem means? I don't quite understand it.
Thank You.