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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE'S SONGS, by ELETHA MAE TAYLOR First Line: In her youth she wrote of pain Last Line: Few know her heart is sad. Subject(s): Grief; Women - Writers; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
In her youth she wrote of pain, Sorrow, tears, and loss; What could they have meant to her, She who knew no cross? Just a little untried child, Her poems fragile things That fluttered with a tremor Like Spring's first offerings. Now that she has known of life, Grief too great to bear, Suffered anguish in her heart, None could with her share, Now she writes of love and joy, As someone young and glad -- Her eyes are soft with conquered tears; Few know her heart is sad. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS THE GIANTS OF HISTORY by JAMES GALVIN |
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