|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET, by HENRY A. WRIGHT
First Line: He begged a bit of gladness from the skies
Last Line: And loosed his tears upon a flood of song.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: He begged a bit of gladness from the skies
Last Line: And loosed his tears upon a flood of song.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
He begged a bit of gladness from the skies
And prayed for laughter fervently and long:
But Sorrow stopped the fountains of his eyes
And loosed his tears upon a flood of song.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD
AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER
WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN
CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE
DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS