Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GHOST, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Since you I loved are lost Last Line: And the cocks both white and red. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Death; Ghosts; Longing; Loss; Love; Supernatural; Dead, The | ||||||||
SINCE you I loved are lost And all my hopes are vain, Then come to me, a lonely ghost, Out of the night and rain. Oh, come to me a ghost And sit beside my fire. I shall not fear you, loved and lost And still my heart's desire. Oh, come to me again When stars are bright and keen, Oh, come and tap on the window-pane And I will let you in. Eagerly will I come And set the window wide; And bid you welcome to your home And to your own fireside. Oh, come, belovèd ghost, When stars lean on the hill: And I will warm you from the frost And from the night-wind chill. You shall forget the grave, And I forget to weep: Since the old comfort we shall have To lull us into sleep. Fear! Is it fear of you, And on my breast your head? I shall but fear the dawning new, And the cocks both white and red. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND |
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