Heart, you are restless as a paper scrap That's tossed down dusty pavements by the wind; Saying, "She is most wise, patient and kind. Between the small hands folded in her lap Surely a shamed head may bow down at length, And find forgiveness where the shadows stir About her lips, and wisdom in her strength, Peace in her peace. Come to her, come to her!" . . . She will not care. She'll smile to see me come, So that I think all Heaven in flower to fold me. She'll give me all I ask, kiss me and hold me, And open wide upon that holy air The gates of peace, and take my tiredness home, Kinder than God. But, heart, she will not care. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KARMA by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE HEATHER ON FIRE by MATHILDE BLIND THE TWO CHILDREN by EMILY JANE BRONTE A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 21 by THOMAS CAMPION IRREGULAR ODE, ON THE DEATH OF LORD BYRON by CALEB C. COLTON LIVE AND LET LIVE by ELIZA COOK |