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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TRANSPOSITIONS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Smiles do not always echo cheer Last Line: And joy in tears, relief. Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Facades; Appearances | |||
Smiles do not always echo cheer, Nor tear-drops measure grief, For sorrow seeks a gilded mask, And joy in tears, relief. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PEOPLE'S SURROUNDINGS by MARIANNE MOORE APPEARANCE AND REALITY by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON OFFICE PARTY: DISTAFF VIEW by KAREN SWENSON ON SOMETHING THAT WALKS SOMEWHERE by BEN JONSON BLACK GIRL by ASCLEPIADES OF SAMOS THE FASHION by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE UNKNOWN WOMAN by ALEXANDER (ALEKSANDR) ALEXANDROVICH BLOK VILLAGE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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