Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IRREVOCABLE, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I sometimes wonder what my life doth mean Last Line: Only to think of you no more were best. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
I sometimes wonder what my life doth mean Now you are gone; the long, bright days, the nights Of silence, the vicissitudes, the sights, The intrusive sounds, the dull, continuous scene -- It only minds me of the might-have-been, And in itself a taper is that lights Its own dark solitude: my spirit fights In vain to pierce the veil and look within. The fountain of my tears is sealed and dry; I do not grieve; my laughter is a jest; My prayers an arid bitterness; each sigh The heedless habit of a tired breast. My heart is dead; and when I come to die, Only to think of you no more were best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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