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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GOODLY SONG, by PAUL VERLAINE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sad and lost I walked where wide Last Line: Us to each other in delight. Subject(s): Hope; Love; Singing & Singers; Voices; Optimism | |||
SAD and lost I walked where wide And treacherous the roadways are. Your dear hand was still my guide. Pale on the horizon far A frail hope of day was shed. Your glance was my morning-star. No sound but his own echoing tread Brightened the poor wanderer's thought. Your voice spoke of hope ahead. My heart with gloom and terror fraught Wept at the melancholy sight; Love the exquisite victor brought Us to each other in delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON O HEARKEN THE SO GENTLE PLAINT by PAUL VERLAINE |
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