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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOW MY HEART SINKS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: How my heart sinks when I behold the sad reflection of my face Last Line: That I may gather strength to fuse from agony, a smile! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
How my heart sinks when I behold the sad reflection of my face, A wan and wistful wound, with oh, such meagre grace; How can you hold me dear withal and conjure charms withdrawn. Or does the Autumn twilight hold a charm unknown to dawn? Hold! Do not speak! some day perchance, I'll read the message dire Within the ashes of the flame, the aftermath of fire, Ere then perhaps I shall have found the highways of the soul Where one may read uncrucified, the blood-words of the scroll. Till then, uphold illusion's veil before my gaze the while That I may gather strength to fuse from agony, a smile! | 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 OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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