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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE SHADOWS: 13, by DAVID GRAY (1838-1861) Poet's Biography First Line: And, well-beloved, is this all, this all? Last Line: O heart! Be merciful -- I loved him utterly. Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies | |||
And, well-beloved, is this all, this all? Gone, like a vapour which the potent morn Kills, and in killing glorifies! I call Through the lone night for thee, my dear first-born Soul-fellow! but my heart vibrates in vain. Ah! well I know, and often fancy forms The weather-blown churchyard where thou art lain, -- The churchyard whistling to the frequent storms. But down the valley, by the river side, Huge walnut-trees -- bronze-foliaged, motionless As leaves of metal -- in their shadows hid Warm nests, low music, and true tenderness. But thou, betrothed! art far from me, from me. O heart! be merciful -- I loved him utterly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHILDREN by RANDALL JARRELL THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MELANCHOLY; AN ODE by WILLIAM BROOME SISTERS IN ARMS by AUDRE LORDE A BOTANICAL TROPE by WILLIAM MEREDITH FOR MOHAMMED ZEID OF GAZA, AGE 15 by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE IN THE SHADOWS: 19 by DAVID GRAY (1838-1861) |
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