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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THEN AND NOW, by JEAN JACQUES ANTOINE AMPERE First Line: There is a window, years long past I knew Last Line: Although, that none will come, full well I wot. | |||
THERE is a window, years long past I knew, Which oft and oft my gaze, though distant, sought; Silent I waited till one came in view Who opened it, and dreamed, as lost in thought. One day 'twas closed, and no one from that hour Has thrown it open when the dawning wakes. How sad it looks shut 'gainst the sun's bright power, And when with the night wind the shutter shakes! The workman, who each morning winds his way To where he plies his customed industry, Wonders to see it fastened day by day, But cries, 'Why care!' and whistling, hurries by. Now, as of yore, I pass that window near, And slack my footsteps as I reach the spot; Silent I wait for some one to appear, Although, that none will come, full well I wot. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH STANDS ABOVE ME by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS (THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON) by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE LAMPLIGHTER by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE BROOK: WINTER by LAURA ABELL LOVE'S CHANGE by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH ON FILE by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THE CONFESSION by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |
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