Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I GO SINGING, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON Poet's Biography First Line: I go singing a song under my breath Last Line: And this is mine. Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs. Subject(s): Grief; Solitude; Sorrow; Sadness; Loneliness | ||||||||
I GO singing a song under my breath, Down through the gloom of grey where the street lamps glow. The beat of my feet, like the pulse of life in death, Is light and low. I go singing a song for myself alone, Down where the people press and do not hear; If word they had heard, it would be in a tongue unknown And strange to the ear. I go humming a tune that is dark and brief; The words are light and they neither shout nor shine; For each has a speech new-made to tell of his grief, And this is mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES A SONG IN SEPTEMBER by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON |
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