Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SYMPATHY, by MARION H. RAND


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SYMPATHY, by                    
First Line: Hide not thy secret grief
Last Line: Smile, for thou hast a friend in heaven.
Subject(s): Sympathy; Empathy


HIDE not thy secret grief
In the dark chambers of the soul,
Where sombre thoughts and fancies roll,
Bringing thee no relief.
Gloomy and cold the spirit grows,
While brooding over fancied woes:
The lightest care, while yet concealed,
Lies like a mountain on the breast;
The heaviest grief, when once revealed,
Is lulled by sympathy to rest.

Relieve thy bursting heart,
And pour into some loving ear
Each bitter thought, each chilling fear;
How soon will all depart!
And words of love, like healing balm,
Will gently soothe and sweetly calm,
Till reason's almost fading ray
Resumes its firm and wonted sway,
And though thy burden be not less,
Thou wilt not still be comfortless.
Hast thou no human friend,
To whom in hours like these to turn
When thine o'erburden'd soul will yearn
Its bitterness to end?
Oh, still despair not -- there is One
To whom sad hearts have often gone --
Though rich the gifts for which they pray,
None ever came unblest away:
Then, though all earthly ties be riven,
Smile, for thou hast a friend in heaven.





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