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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEFEAT, by FRANCES EMMINGER First Line: I thought I saw her soul pass on last night Last Line: I thought I saw her soul pass on last night. | |||
I thought I saw her soul pass on last night -- An eerie thing -- an evanescent light! I did not hear her call. Before the dawn Somehow I thought I saw her soul pass on. There was no flutter as on taking wing -- There was no dark despair such as may wring The heart -- only the murmur of the rain As if in whispering outside the pane. I thought I saw Life standing as a cheat, Robed in her tattered skirts, bound by defeat And strangely stricken with remorseful blight -- I thought I saw her soul pass on last night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AUTUMN MORNING AT CAMBRIDGE by FRANCES CROFTS DARWIN CORNFORD THE BATTLEFIELD by EMILY DICKINSON OUR CHRIST by HARRY WEBB FARRINGTON THE IRISH SPINNING-WHEEL by ALFRED PERCEVAL GRAVES GEORGE WASHINGTON by JOHN HALL INGHAM THE DARK ANGEL by LIONEL PIGOT JOHNSON |
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