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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RECOMPENSE, by HAZEL CANNON BRINSON
First Line: Though we are many miles apart
Last Line: And more I cannot say.
Subject(s): Absence; Longing; Solitude; Separation; Isolation; Loneliness
First Line: Though we are many miles apart
Last Line: And more I cannot say.
Subject(s): Absence; Longing; Solitude; Separation; Isolation; Loneliness
Though we are many miles apart,
The ties that bind you to my heart
Grow stronger with each passing day,
And very oft I seem to hear
Your own voice singing sweet and clear
And melodies you used to play.
In fancy I can see your smile,
And though I miss you all the while
And long for you with every day,
I have set for you the highest goal
Of growth in body, mind, and soul;
For this I daily pray.
I wish for you a hand of skill --
Well trained and subject to your will,
The very thought a solace brings.
A gleam of comfort to my mind --
A recompense I truly find
As I help give your spirit wings.
When you have reached my high ideal
And turned my dreams into the real --
Become the man for whom I pray;
This will be recompense to me
For days of absence that I see --
And more I cannot say.
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