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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HANDS, by HENRY SPIESS Poet's Biography First Line: Hands that in my dream I see Last Line: And I wait and wait. . . . Subject(s): Fingers; Hallucinations And Illusions; Hands | |||
HANDS that in my dream I see Beckoning me like a star The brief rose have promised me And the lily far. Hands that I have longed to hold For their gestures magical, Rings have worn of ancient gold On their fingers small. Hands which so I need to bless Throbbing mouth and fevered eyes, Sweeter than soft lips caress And in gentler wise. When I thought I watched them pass Ever life the doubt has seen, And they have, perhaps, alas, Never truly been. Yet because I dreamed of them Long ago and late, Faithful I have been to them And I wait and wait. . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY FATHER, MY HANDS by RICHARD BLANCO MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS I WAS BORN WITH TWELVE FINGERS by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: A MEDITATION by LUCILLE CLIFTON FIFTH GRADE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by RITA DOVE THE TYPICAL HAND by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE CARPENTER by PRIMUS ST. JOHN FROM THE GREATER TESTAMENT (XXII, XXIII, AND XXVI) by FRANCOIS VILLON A LITTLE GIRL LOST, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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