Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CLUE, by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, frame some little word for me Last Line: Save hers for whom thou makest it. Alternate Author Name(s): Roge, Mme. Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary | ||||||||
OH, frame some little word for me None else shall ever hear or see, -- Something my soul can call her own, When suddenly she feels alone; Something that she can take away When God shall draw the veil of clay; Something that thou wilt know her by Among the billions of the sky; Something no other soul will fit Save hers for whom thou makest it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOWYOUBEENS' by TERRANCE HAYES MY LIFE: REASON LOOKS FOR TWO, THEN ARRANGES IT FROM THERE by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN CANADA IN ENGLISH by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THERE IS NO WORD by TONY HOAGLAND CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER AND MOST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ?Ǫ by JOHN HOLLANDER A CHARACTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES |
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