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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LILIES: 19. 'WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WAS 'FAR AWAY,' I WAS DREAMING, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: But is it any crime to love you so Last Line: The smallest absence makes my spirit bleed. | |||
But is it any crime to love you so That I would have you sitting ever near, Ready to help my patient labour, dear, And all depression's fiends to overthrow? Is it a wrong that I would have you here To aid the lagging moments as they go And speed the silent hours with glances clear? Is love condemned, when love doth overflow? A little distance seems quite "far away," Because my heart would have you close indeed. After clear sunshine e'en the moon looks grey And wretched,and so urgent is my need That, since I cannot cry "For ever stay!" The smallest absence makes my spirit bleed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A VINDICATION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ACTOR'S REMINISCENCES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN MESSAGES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (1) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 10. SOUL-PAIN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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