Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FALLEN, by HELEN FIELD WATSON


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FALLEN, by                    
First Line: Another idol toppled from its place
Last Line: Nor admire.
Subject(s): Hope; Idols; Optimism


Another idol toppled from its place.
It did not break,
And, yet, its thunderous fall produced in me
An ugly ache.

I strove to raise it to its pedestal.
It lay supine;
No outward force, though strong, could reinstate
This hope of mine.

I gaze now as it lies, still beautiful,
Beneath desire. ......
I love this idol. ...... which I cannot worship
Nor admire.





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