Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PENSIVE MOODS, by JAMES HERVEY HYSLOP


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PENSIVE MOODS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Still watching near the swards of eden
Last Line: And grasp all human interest and pain.
Subject(s): Eden; Grief; Life; Love; Sorrow; Sadness


STILL watching near the swards of Eden,
And eager there to catch a glimpse
Of that immortal light that guards
The open gates of life, the heart,
Complaining of its saddened lot,
Will cry for time, and tempting makes
The very gods its bitter enemies,
To find its spirit driven thence alone,
To toil in utter darkness and despair.
The spoils of many working years will not
Requite its sufferings, nor cure
The wounds that mar its final peace.

But are they cruel wounds that keep the soul
From casting its pure hopes into the lap
Of fortune and her wayward wilful joys?
But may not happiness come in the suit
Of duty and of goodness, or the toils
Wherein the pensive sadness and its tears
Will give fruition in Elysian fields.
Only one alembic, then, can cleanse and join
In one harmonious symphony the tides
Of joy and sorrow in our warring lives,
The glowing love that holds in melting arms
And grasp all human interest and pain.





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