Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOPE IS THE COUNTERPOISE OF FEAR, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: And both befit us here Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Fear; Hope | ||||||||
Hope is the counterpoise of fear While night enthralls us here. Fear hath a startled eye that holds a tear: Hope hath an upward glance, for dawn draws near With sunshine and with cheer. Fear gazing earthwards spies a bier; And sets herself to rear A lamentable tomb where leaves drop sere, Bleaching to congruous skeletons austere: Hope chants a funeral hymn most sweet and clear, And seems true chanticleer Of resurrection and of all things dear In the oncoming endless year. Fear ballasts hope, hope buoys up fear, And both befit us here. | 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 HIGH HOPES by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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