Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHILDHOOD, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Old sorrow I shall meet again Last Line: Of age, should sadden even thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
OLD Sorrow I shall meet again, And Joy, perchance -- but never, never, Happy Childhood, shall we twain See each other's face forever! And yet I would not call thee back, Dear Childhood, lest the sight of me, Thine old companion, on the rack Of Age, should sadden even thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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