Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FISHER'S-WIFE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The soonest mended, nothing said Last Line: And he and I so far apart! Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Fish & Fishing; Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
THE soonest mended, nothing said; And help may rise from east or west, But my two hands are lumps of lead, My heart sits leaden in my breast. O north wind, swoop not from the north, O south wind, linger in the south, Oh come not raving raging forth, To bring my heart into my mouth; For I've a husband out at sea, Afloat on feeble planks of wood; He does not know what fear may be; I would have told him if I could. I would have locked him in my arms, I would have hid him in my heart; For oh the waves are fraught with harms, And he and I so far apart! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV 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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