Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONLY A THOUGHT, by CHARLES MACKAY Poet's Biography First Line: Twas only a passing thought, my love Last Line: Only a passing thought. Subject(s): Heads; Reason; Thought; Wisdom; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals; Thinking | ||||||||
'TWAS only a passing thought, my love, Only a passing thought, That came o'er my mind like a ray of the sun In the ripples of waters caught; And it seemed to me, and I say to thee, That sorrow and shame and sin Might disappear from our happy sphere, If we knew but to begin; If we knew but how to profit By wisdom dearly bought: 'Twas only a passing thought, my love, Only a passing thought. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MILLE ET UN SENTIMENTS (PREMIERS CENTS) by DENISE DUHAMEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON by CLARENCE MAJOR I BROOD ABOUT SOME CONCEPTS, FOR EXAMPLE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER EASY LESSONS IN GEOPHAGY by KENNETH REXROTH GENTLEMEN, I ADDRESS YOU PUBLICLY by KENNETH REXROTH ON FLOWER WREATH HILL: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH |
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