Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECOND THOUGHTS, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When you were here, ah foolish then Last Line: You are no longer here. Subject(s): Absence; Love - Loss Of; Regret; Separation; Isolation | ||||||||
When you were here, ah foolish then! I scarcely knew I loved you, dear. I know it now, I know it when You are no longer here. When you were here, I sometimes tired, Ah me! that you so loved me, dear. Now, in these weary days desired, You are no longer here. When you were here, did either know That each so loved the other, dear? But that was long and long ago: You are no longer here. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EVENING OF THE MIND by DONALD JUSTICE CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME by JANE KENYON THE PROBLEM by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES WHEN A WOMAN LOVES A MAN by DAVID LEHMAN THIS UNMENTIONABLE FEELING by DAVID LEHMAN NERVES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS |
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