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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FORSAKEN, by THOMAS HOOD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The dead are in their silent graves
Last Line: In sorrow that I send to thee!
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: The dead are in their silent graves
Last Line: In sorrow that I send to thee!
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
THE dead are in their silent graves,
And the dew is cold above,
And the living weep and sigh,
Over dust that once was love.
Once I only wept the dead,
But now the living cause my pain:
How couldst thou steal me from my tears,
To leave me to my tears again?
My Mother rests beneath the sod, --
Her rest is calm and very deep:
I wish'd that she could see our loves, --
But now I gladden in her sleep.
Last night unbound my raven locks,
The morning saw them turn'd to grey,
Once they were black and well beloved,
But thou art changed, -- and so are they!
The useless lock I gave thee once,
To gaze upon and think of me,
Was ta'en with smiles, -- but this was torn
In sorrow that I send to thee!
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