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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DISAPPOINTED, by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS Poet's Biography First Line: A gleaming pearl lay on the strand Last Line: No ice could colder prove. Subject(s): Disappointment | |||
A GLEAMING pearl lay on the strand, It seemed a beauteous one; Yet when I grasped it in my hand, 'T was but a pebble-stone. I plucked a crimson rose so fair, Fragrant as a spring morn: When on my breast I sought to wear The flow'r, 't was but a thorn. A heart, too, once was sent to me, -- I thought it glowed with love; But, bound to mine eternally, No ice could colder prove. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTERRUPTED MEDITATION by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN HOW IT ADDS UP by TONY HOAGLAND DISAPPOINTMENT by TONY HOAGLAND SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION by TONY HOAGLAND GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS |
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