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OUTCAST by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL

Poem Explanation

First Line: SOMETIMES WHEN ALONE
Last Line: THEY LEAN AS A FRIEND
Subject(s): LOVE;
SOMETIMES when alone
At the dark close of day,
Men meet an outlawed majesty
And hurry away.


They come to the lighted house;
They talk to their dear;
They crucify the mystery
With words of good cheer.


When love and life are over,
And flight's at an end,
On the outcast majesty
They lean as a friend.




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