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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 2, by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Some things are very dear to me
Last Line: Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes.
First Line: Some things are very dear to me
Last Line: Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes.
Some things are very dear to me --
Such things as flowers bathed by rain
Or patterns traced upon the sea
Or crocuses where snow has lain . . .
The iridescence of a gem,
The moon's cool opalescent light,
Azaleas and the scent of them,
And honeysuckles in the night.
And many sounds are also dear --
Like winds that sing among the trees
Or crickets calling from the weir
Or Negroes humming melodies.
But dearer far than all surmise
Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes.
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