Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SISTER SORROW, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I found her walking in a lonely place Last Line: May I not reach some blessedness untold? Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
I FOUND her walking in a lonely place, Where shadows lingered and the day was low; She trod a devious path with footsteps slow, And by the waning light I scanned her face, And in its loveliness beheld the trace Old tears had left, and woes of long ago; Then knew she I was kin to her, and so Stretched forth her chill, soft hand with welcoming grace. Now I walk with her through her realm of shade -- I hear gay music sound, and laughter ring, And voices call me that I knew of old, But of their mocking mirth I am afraid, -- Led through the dusk by her to whom I cling, May I not reach some blessedness untold? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS A PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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