Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOPE, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE


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First Line: Hope is a dream dreamed by the mummied past
Last Line: Blind love and left unfound the path he missed.
Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge
Subject(s): Hope; Optimism


HOPE is a dream dreamed by the mummied past,
Or sound inside an egg; loved hearts with ours
To wed, as some bee-go-between the flowers,
She woman-like e'er walketh over-fast,
Half-frightened by odd shadows that are cast
In front from just behind; hers are all powers
By which the unknown helps the known; she towers
Where through the rainbow we would stride at last.
The solemn snow and silver hair are hers,
For folded linen clothes and napkins wrapped
Together by themselves: each neat bud bears
Witness to her deft fingers, who ne'er tapped
At Memory's door and found her smileless, kissed
Blind Love and left unfound the path he missed.





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