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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HEART-HAUNTED HOME, by JANE BARLOW Poet's Biography First Line: At lisnamaine, since thither he comes no more Last Line: Let so his eyes be dark, his heart be cold. Subject(s): Absence; Haunted Houses; Mothers & Sons; Shadows; Solitude; Separation; Isolation; Loneliness | |||
'The heart-haunted home of the ever-faithful Gael.' AT Lisnamaine, since thither he comes no more, 'Tis but a-dream he sees where, little and lone, The rough grey house sits like a boulder-stone Fast by the foam-rimmed murmuring of the shore. Only beyond black shadow across the floor Yet glimmers red, as many a year agone, More precious flame than ever bickering shone From diamond's dew, or ruby's fiery core. And, Mary Mother, grant yon light may burn At Lisnamaine till this poor son's return; Or if in sooth he must not here behold The bliss he counts long exile days to earn, Ah, lest too late his dear hope's doom he learn, Let so his eyes be dark, his heart be cold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES |
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