Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FALSE AND TRUE, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY


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First Line: One said: here is my hand to lean upon
Last Line: A vow is true to me for true love's sake.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Faith; Love; Belief; Creed


ONE said: "Here is my hand to lean upon
As long as you may need it." And one said:
"Believe me true to you till I am dead."
And one, whose dainty way it was to fawn
About my face, with mellow fingers drawn
Most soothingly o'er brow and drooping head,
Sighed tremulously: "Till my breath is fled
Know I am faithful!" . . . Now, all these are gone
And many like to them -- and yet I make
No bitter moan above their grassy graves --
Alas! they are not dead for me to take
Such sorry comfort! -- but my heart behaves
Most graciously, since one who never spake
A vow is true to me for true love's sake.





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