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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVER'S LAMENT, by EVA K. ANGLESBURG First Line: I clasp you close and feel your arms entwine Last Line: It would be kinder far to tell me so. Subject(s): Hearts; Lament; Love; Relationships | |||
I clasp you close and feel your arms entwine About my neck in sweet responsiveness. You rest against my heart—mine, wholly mine— For just the moment of one swift caress. And then I feel you slip away from me The you of you, which goes, I know not where, And I am left caressing futilely The lovely self which you have ceased to wear. Where do you go? I sometimes think you hide Within another's heart. Then comes the fear That you have ceased to love me yet have tried To spare me pain of heart. But oh, my dear, If I have lost you, surely you must know It would be kinder far to tell me so. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AMERICAN WEDDING by ESSEX HEMPHILL PUNK HALF PANTHER by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA LET US GATHER IN A FLOURISHING WAY by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THE DIFFERENCE by RICHARD HOWARD THE ADVANCE OF THE FATHER by FANNY HOWE BROTHER GENE by EVA K. ANGLESBURG |
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