In the shadow of the rood Love and Shame together stood; Love, that bade Him bear the blame Of her fallen sister Shame; Shame, that by the pangs thereof Bade Him break His heart for Love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TWINS by HENRY SAMBROOKE LEIGH THE SWAMP FOX by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS OF AN ORCHARD by KATHARINE TYNAN UNREALITY by MERCEDES DE ACOSTA THE WIDOW OF GLENCOE by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN HERMAN; OR, THE BROKEN SPEAR by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |