Oh, sad, sad was my soul because, because-for a woman's sake it was. Never will I be solaced, nay, AIthough my heart has come away, Athough my heart and my soul are free of that woman now--and far. Never will I be solaced, nay, AIthough my heart has come away. And my heart, my heart that can suffer well, says to my soul: Is it possible, Is it possible--that there can be his sad proud exile of her and me? And my soul says to my heart: Do I Know what wished us this trap, or why we are always with her, even though we were exiled far and long ago? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JASPER by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON A PARADOX by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON MODULATIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO TIME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A BANJO SONG by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON DAT GAL O' MINE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON TUNK (A LECTURE ON MODERN EDUCATION) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |