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WEARINESS: 2 by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM WEARY AT HEART, YET NOT WEARY WITH SORROW
Last Line: I AM OLD AT HEART, FOR MY SORROW IS SLEEPY, AND NODS BEFORE NIGHT.
Subject(s): WEARINESS; FATIGUE;

I am weary at heart, yet not weary with sorrow, nor weary with pain;
I would that an eager sorrow returned to me out of the deep;
I could fold my hands in the morning, lie down on my bed again:
O Sorrow, angel of Joy, re-awaken my heart from its sleep!

I am wearier than the old, when they sit and smile in the sun,
Dreaming of sorrowful things, grown happy and dim to their sight;
But I dream in the morning, my daylight is over, my day's work done
I am old at heart, for my sorrow is sleepy, and nods before night.



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