Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GULF, by KATHERINE MANSFIELD


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THE GULF, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A gulf of silence separates us from each other
Last Line: Now I want to shatter it with our laughter.
Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen
Subject(s): Quarrels; Arguments; Disagreements


A Gulf of silence separates us from each other.
I stand at one side of the gulf, you at the other.
I cannot see you or hear you, yet know that you are there.
Often I call you by your childish name
And pretend that the echo to my crying is your voice.
How can we bridge the gulf? Never by speech or touch.
Once I thought we might fill it quite up with tears.
Now I want to shatter it with our laughter.





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