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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE LEFT SORROWING, by MARTHA LYMAN SHILLITO
First Line: They talked of everything but what they
Last Line: Sat dreaming hours away while hot tears fell.
Subject(s): Farewell; Parting
First Line: They talked of everything but what they
Last Line: Sat dreaming hours away while hot tears fell.
Subject(s): Farewell; Parting
They talked of everything but what they yearned
To say. . . . A well-rehearsed and charming scene:
Two women and a man, but each had learned
His part too letter-perfect; too serene
And smooth was every gesture. Even laughter
Was forced and meaningless. . . . With wifely air,
The older woman spoke her lines, then after
A strained and sudden pause, rose from her chair
To make proprietary claim upon
The man who lingered for a last farewell . . .
And she who stayed behind when they had gone
Sat dreaming hours away while hot tears fell.
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