Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ORPHAN'S COMPLAINT, by ANNABEL HANNA BANES First Line: Way up along salvation's river Last Line: And I'll be safe at home. Subject(s): Foster, Stephen Collins (1826-1864); Salvation | ||||||||
'Way up along Salvation's River, In heaven above, There angel spirits rest forever, There are the ones I love. There the old folks wait to greet me, Nevermore I'll roam. O angels, wing your way to meet me, Far from the old folks at home. Life's lonely stream too long I've followed, Brackish its flow; All pleasure has in pain been swallowed, Hope but fulfilled in woe. Like father, there is not another Can mercy show; No one will love me like a mother, No matter where I go. O mother, take your child back to you; Father, I come. World-weary eyes shall, opening, view you, And I'll be safe at home. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE FEATHER AT BREENDONCK by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR AT THE DEATH OF A MONGOLIAN PEASANT by NORMAN DUBIE THE DESERT DEPORTATION OF 1915 by NORMAN DUBIE THE MERCY SEAT by NORMAN DUBIE LIKE ANY OTHER MAN by GREGORY ORR EXCELLENCY OF CHRIST by GILES FLETCHER THE YOUNGER RED JACKET by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK ROME. AT THE PYRAMID OF CESTIUS NEAR THE GRAVES OF SHELLEY by THOMAS HARDY |
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