Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS TO A.H.R.: 1. FREE, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poet's Biography First Line: O were your heart not wide, dear Last Line: Below me or above. Subject(s): Freedom; Hearts; Love; Soul; Liberty | ||||||||
O were your heart not wide, dear, And were your soul not high, And were not both so deep, too, Deep as the April sky, I should not find love freedom, But know a need to range All heaven and hell -- a prisoner Pining for space and change. But since there's depth within you To hang my moon and stars, Since I have not to beat vain wings Against offending bars, I find all other spaces That lie beyond our love Are prisons -- all alluring worlds Below me or above. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER A CHARM TO BRING CHILDREN (EGYPT, A.D. 100) by CALE YOUNG RICE |
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