Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GIFTS, by CHARLES TRUEMAN LANHAM


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First Line: You who have given me gladness
Last Line: When I am grown old.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lanham, C. T.
Subject(s): Gifts & Giving; Happiness; Joy; Delight


You who have given me gladness
Have given me little to keep . . .
A breath more than white-lipped madness
And a handful of sleep.

But you who came to me bringing
Soft-shadowed sorrow to hold,
Have given me songs for my singing
When I am grown old.





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