Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONSCIENCE AND REMORSE, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Goodbye,' I said to my conscience Last Line: "remorse sits in my place." Subject(s): Conscience; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
"GOOD-BYE," I said to my conscience -- "Good-bye for aye and aye," And I put her hands off harshly, And turned my face away; And conscience smitten sorely Returned not from that day. But a time came when my spirit Grew weary of its pace; And I cried: "Come back, my conscience; I long to see thy face." But conscience cried: "I cannot; Remorse sits in my place." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A BANJO SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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