Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILVER TEARS, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: Many tributes life hath brought me Last Line: For my wild heart's suffering. Subject(s): Absence; Grief; Melancholy; Tears; Separation; Isolation; Sorrow; Sadness; Dejection | ||||||||
MANY tributes Life hath brought me, Delicate and touched with splendour ... Of all gracious gifts and tender She hath given no gift diviner Than your silver tears of sorrow For my wild heart's suffering. Many evils Time hath wrought me, Happiness and health hath broken ... Of all joy or grief for token He hath left no gift diviner Than your silver tears of Sorrow For my wild heart's suffering. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLAD OF THE LADIES OF OLDEN TIMES by FRANCOIS VILLON THE FOUR HUMOURS by RAFAEL CAMPO DEJECTION by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT DEJECTION: AN ODE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE MELANCHOLIA by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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