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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LILIES: 10. SOUL-PAIN, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: To-day my heart is broken, - and I feel Last Line: Lest the eternal poet's-doom be thine. | |||
To-day my heart is broken,and I feel No rest in love, no recompence in song: The slow sick weary moments crawl along; Not one can answer my forlorn appeal. And thou art far away whose spirit strong Brings hope and light and comfort:now these steal Away from me, a shivering ghost-like throng, And no sweet God would answer,did I kneel. O heart, heart, heart,that triest to understand, Keep thou for ever from the genius-land, And mingle not with agony like mine! "A bay-wreathed poet" means a brow that drips With blood for ever. Kiss not thou my lips, Lest the eternal poet's-doom be thine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A VINDICATION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ACTOR'S REMINISCENCES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN MESSAGES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (1) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 11. 'I NEED THEE' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 12. 'YET I ENDURE.' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 13. 'LET US NEVER COMFORT EACH OTHER INTO SLEEP' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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