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AMORIS EXSUL: 5. IN THE FOREST OF ARQUES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHY AM I HAUNTED BY YOUR HANDS
Last Line: FAMILIAR COMFORT OF YOUR HANDS!
Subject(s): HANDS; MEMORY;
Why am I haunted by your hands?
O subtle and mesmeric palms,
That had the power of what strange calms,
Only my spirit understands;
And you, faint fingers thrilling through
With feverish ecstasies subdued
Into the quiet of your mood,
Why is it that I dream of you?

Exiled and outcast, and resigned
To be forgotten, to forget,
Why is it there should one regret
With one desire possess my mind
That, in these unfamiliar lands,
After the exile and the change,
You might but soothe me with the strange
Familiar comfort of your hands!



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