Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY DARLINGS (1), by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When steps are hurrying homeward Last Line: My love would make them so. Subject(s): Consolation | ||||||||
WHEN steps are hurrying homeward, And night the world o'erspreads, And I see at the open windows The shining of little heads, I think of you, my darlings, In your low and lonesome beds. And when the latch is lifted, And I hear the voices glad, I feel my arms more empty, My heart more widely sad; For we measure dearth of blessings By the blessings we have had. But sometimes in sweet visions My faith to sight expands, And with my babes in his bosom, My Lord before me stands, And I feel on my head bowed lowly The touches of little hands. Then pain is lost in patience, And tears no longer flow: They are only dead to the sorrow And sin of life, I know; For if they were not immortal My love would make them so. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHAKESPEARE'S GRAVE by ROBINSON JEFFERS RECOMPENSE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE WILLOW by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON EINSTEIN by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH HOLDERLIN'S JOURNEY by EDWIN MUIR THE PRODIGAL SON by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON ILKA BLADE O' GRASS KEPS ITS AIN DRAP O' DEW by JAMES BALLANTYNE COMFORT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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