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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VITA BENEFICA, by ALICE MARLAND WELLINGTON ROLLINS First Line: On softest pillows my dim eyes unclose Last Line: And then I woke -- to find that I was well! | |||
ON softest pillows my dim eyes unclose; No pain, -- delicious weariness instead; Sweet silence broods around the quiet bed, And round me breathes the fragrance of the rose. The moonlight leans against the pane, and shows The little leaves outside in watchful dread Keeping their guard; while with swift, noiseless tread Love in its lovelier service comes and goes. A hand I love brings nectar; near me bends A face I love; ah! it is over! -- this Indeed is heaven. Could I only tell Dear ones whose hearts the sorrow for me rends How easily one meets Death's gentle kiss, -- And then I woke -- to find that I was well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEATH OF AZRON by ALICE MARLAND WELLINGTON ROLLINS VARIATIONS: 12 by CONRAD AIKEN A POEM FROM THE EDGE OF AMERICA by JAMES GALVIN THE SPIRES OF OXFORD by WINIFRED MARY LETTS TWILIGHT by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW MUSIC; AND THE SAVAGE BREAST by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE VOYAGE; TO MAXIME DU CAMP by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE DEAR MINNA by MAXWELL BODENHEIM GOLD HAIR; A STORY OF PORNIC by ROBERT BROWNING |
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