Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOPE, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography First Line: As still as a shadow falling Last Line: With threads that are strong as steel. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. Subject(s): Hope; Optimism | ||||||||
AS still as a shadow falling, As swift as a straying leaf, And sweet as a windless morning, At dawn when the days are brief, Is a snare shall be set to enfold me, Is a net shall be cast and shall hold me, Shall gather my soul from grief. And spun very fine the thread is, As gossamer webs that seal The dews in the folded blossom, And trembling and faint I kneel, -- For my joy in the delicate weaving That is made for my spirit's receiving With threads that are strong as steel. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON TO MY CHILDREN: 3 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD |
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