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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOST LOVE, by ANDREW LANG Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Who wins his love shall lose her Last Line: Still fair and kind and young Subject(s): Love | |||
Who wins his love shall lose her , Who loses her shall gain, For still the spirit woos her, A soul without a stain; And memory still pursues her With longings not in vain! He loses her who gains her, Who watches day by day The dust of time that stains her, The griefs that leave her gray- The flesh that yet enchains her Whose grace hath passed away! Oh, happier he who gains not The love some seem to gain; The joy that custom stains not Shall still with him remain; The loveliness that wanes not, The love that ne'er can wane. In dreams she grows not older The lands of dream among; Though all the world wax colder, Though all the songs be sung, In dreams doth he behold her Still fair and kind and young. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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