Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WIFE IS AWAY, by LEVI BISHOP Poet's Biography First Line: Oh welcome, lone cricket, thy song Last Line: The wife who is far, far away. Subject(s): Absence; Marriage; Solitude; Separation; Isolation; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Loneliness | ||||||||
Oh welcome, lone cricket, thy song, Tho' never so dull be thy lay; Oh linger, thy music prolong, For now the dear wife is away. The hall and the kitchen are mute, Where Bridget of late had her say; Nor even the clock will dispute, That the mistress of all is away. The dining-room, cosy and neat, Is shrouded in gloom and dismay; We miss that dear social retreat, Whenever the wife is away. The parlor is lonely and drear, In spite of its tasteful display; It has not a smile or a cheer, So long as the wife is away. The pictures that hang on the wall, Are now but a dismal array; The dear, charming picture of all -- The wife -- is away, far away. The evening her curtain may spread, The beams of the noon to allay; The flowers their sweet odors may shed, Yet still the dear wife is away. Then heavy must be our refrain -- A sigh in the brief roundelay, Until she returns once again -- The wife who is far, far away. | 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 A HOP AT SARATOGA by LEVI BISHOP |
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