Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A FRIEND, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE First Line: I sometimes wonder if the hand of fate Last Line: I only wish to live and learn of you! Subject(s): Friendship | ||||||||
I SOMETIMES wonder if the hand of Fate Caused you to come my way with eager eyes, Who knows? and it is folly to debate Did I your presence there through long hours wait? I only know you came, and then the skies Took on the crimson tints of Paradise, And when, reluctant, from your side I turned, I found new hope, new life within me rise And all my dead past's soul awoke and burned To pass up through your heart's fair palace gate! Forgive me, dear, till now I never knew The heights and depths of that which we call time, But thou hast taught my soul that broader view Which sweeps the world but not the heart of you, And these my fears that only in the clime Of other realms where we shall know the chime Of these strange discords in our hearts of clay, Shall I with you, Beloved, find perfect rhyme! Till then, here the kingdom of the day I only wish to live and learn of you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU & I BELONG IN THIS KITCHEN by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JASON THE REAL by TONY HOAGLAND NO RESURRECTION by ROBINSON JEFFERS CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 18 by JAMES JOYCE THE STONE TABLE by GALWAY KINNELL ALMSWOMAN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TO AN ENEMY by MAXWELL BODENHEIM SONNET: 10. TO A FRIEND by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES A MEMORY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |
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