II. 1. IN the bosom too often betrayed All the pulses of joy lie decayed, And to pleasure it wakes not again Though it lives to the sense of its pain; 2. And learns that the visions of youth At the cold dawn of manhood and truth Flit away, and that hope is no more When the hour of delusion is o'er! 3. And alas! for the anguish of those Who on friendship or love would repose, But are left by the mistress they loved, And deceived by the friend they had proved: 4. While their bright path that pointed to fame Is covered with darkness and shame, And the glories that courted their grasp Dissolve like a cloud in their clasp! 5. O would that my soul like a star From the gross world apart and afar Could dwell, and forget in the distance The woes of this earthly existence. 6. The rending of souls close united, The slow-wasting pang of love slighted, The checked tide of kindness returning On the scorned heart all bitter and burning; 7. The wounds which the careless world knows not, The scars which the proud spirit shews not, The thoughts which no words can reveal— All, all, I @3have@1 felt or @3now@1 feel! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SQUIRE BOWLING GREEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS OLNEY HYMNS: 35. LIGHT SHINING OUT OF DARKNESS by WILLIAM COWPER STRANGE MEETINGS: 10 by HAROLD MONRO BILLY, HE'S IN TROUBLE by JAMES BARTON ADAMS THE SPINNING-WHEEL (YONDERLAND SONG) by LYA BERGER |