SORROW, lie still and wear No tears, no sighings, no despair, No trembling dewy smile of care, No mourning weeds, Nought that discloses A heart that bleeds; But looks contented I will bear, And o'er my cheeks strew roses. Unto the world I may not weep, But save my sorrow all, and keep A secret heart, sweet soul, for thee, As the great earth and swelling sea— | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CAMPUS SONNET: TALK by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TO SEE THE STARS IN DAYLIGHT by JAMES GALVIN HEGIRA by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE STORM by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE HEART'S RETURN by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JAMES GARBER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: TENNESSEE CLAFLIN SHOPE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |