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O EYES OF MINE, OUR SUN IS OVERCAST, by                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: And giveth after sorrowing his mirth
Alternate Author Name(s): Petrarca, Francesco
Subject(s): Love – Complaints


O eyes of mine, our sun is overcast,
Is risen in Paradise and there doth shine,
But we shall look upon her at the last
Who doth perchance through our long tarrying pine;
O ears of mine, now her angelic speech
Is culled by those who its full meaning know;
O feet of mine, you have not power to reach
Her on whose errands you were wont to go!

Why thus torment me? Through no fault of mine
She hath passed out of hearing and of sight
And doth no longer dwell upon the earth ;
Blame death alone and worship God divine,
Who binds and frees, in darkness kindleth light
And giveth after sorrowing His mirth.





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