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THE LAMP by SARA TEASDALE

Poet Analysis

First Line: IF I CAN BEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE A LAMP BEFORE ME
Last Line: A LAMP IN DARKNESS.
Subject(s): LOVE;
If I can bear your love like a lamp before me,
When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness,
I shall not fear the everlasting shadows,
Nor cry in terror.

If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,
If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly,
Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me,
A lamp in darkness.










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