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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LUKE HAVERGAL, by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Go to the western gate, luke havergal Last Line: Luke havergal. Variant Title(s): Luke Subject(s): Death; Fidelity; Longing; Dead, The; Faithfulness; Constancy | |||
There where the vines cling crimson on the wall, And in the twilight wait for what will come. The leaves will whisper there of her, and some, Like flying words will strike you as they fall; Go to the western gate, Luke Havergal - Luke Havergal. No, there is not a dawn in eastern skikes To rift the fiery night that's in your eyes; But there, where western glooms are gathering, The dark will end the dark, if anything: God slays himself with every leaf that flies. And hell is more than half of paradise. No, there is not a dawn in eastern skies - In eastern skies. Out of a grave I come to tell you this, Out of a grave I come to quench the kiss That flames upon your forehead with a glow That blinds you to the way that you must go. Yes, there is yet one way to where she is, Bitter, but one that faith may never miss. Out of a grave I come to tell you this - To tell you this. There is the western gate, Luke Havergal, There are crimson leaves upon the wall. Go, for the winds are tearing them away, - Nor think to riddle the dead words they say, Nor any more to feel them as they fall; But go, and if you trust her she will call. There is the western gate, Luke Havergal - Luke Havergal. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARGUING BARTUSIAK by ALBERT GOLDBARTH THE VISIONARY by EMILY JANE BRONTE THE PROTESTATION by THOMAS CAREW A VALEDICTION: OF MY NAME IN THE WINDOW by JOHN DONNE ELEGY: 11. THE BRACELET; UPON THE LOSS OF HIS MISTRESS'S CHAIN by JOHN DONNE WOMAN'S CONSTANCY by JOHN DONNE NON SUM QUALIS ERAM BONAE SUB REGNO CYNARAE by ERNEST CHRISTOPHER DOWSON A POEM FOR MAX NORDAU by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |
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