Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE'S PERSONALITY, by JOHN DRINKWATER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If I had never seen Last Line: Not greatest, but apart. Subject(s): Birth; Love; Child Birth; Midwifery | ||||||||
IF I had never seen Thy sweet grave face, If I had never known Thy pride as of a queen, Yet would another's grace Have led me to her throne. I should have loved as well Not loving thee, My faith had been as strong Wrought by another spell; Her love had grown to be As thine for fire and song. Yet is our love a thing Alone, austere, A new and sacred birth That we alone could bring Through flames of faith and fear To pass upon the earth. As one who makes a rhyme Of his fierce thought, With momentary art May challenge change and time, So is the love we wrought Not greatest, but apart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I AM AFRAID OF TURNING THE PAGE by CATE MARVIN ACCIDENTS OF BIRTH by WILLIAM MEREDITH ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER FOUND IN THE CABBAGE PATCH by LISEL MUELLER |
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