The ring is on my hand, And the wreath is on my brow; Satin and jewels grand Are all at my command, And I am happy now. And my lord he loves me well; But, when first he breathed his vow, I felt my bosom swell -- For the words rang as a knell, And the voice seemed @3his@1 who fell In the battle down the dell, And who is happy now. But he spoke to reassure me, And he kissed my pallid brow, While a reverie came o'er me, And to the churchyard bore me, And I sighed to him before me, Thinking him dead D'Elormie, "Oh, I am happy now!" And thus the words were spoken, And this the plighted vow, And, though my faith be broken, And, though my heart be broken, Here is a ring, as token That I am happy now! Would God I could awaken! For I dream I know not how! And my soul is sorely shaken Lest an evil step be taken, Lest the dead who is forsaken May not be happy now. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEVASTATION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EXCELLENCY OF CHRIST by GILES FLETCHER THE YOUNGER HEAVEN-HAVEN; A NUN TAKES THE VEIL by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS SEA UNICORNS AND LAND UNICORNS by MARIANNE MOORE THE PRINCESS: SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON THE PRINCESS: [BUGLE] SONG by ALFRED TENNYSON |