Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SLEEP BRINGS NO JOY TO ME, by EMILY JANE BRONTE


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Alternate Author Name(s): Bell, Ellis
Subject(s): Sleep


Sleep brings no joy to me,
āàRemembrance never dies,
My soul is given to mystery,
āàAnd lives in sighs.

Sleep brings no rest to me;
āàThe shadows of the dead,
My wakening eyes may never see,
āàSurround my bed.

Sleep brings no hope to me,
āàIn soundest sleep they come,
And with their doleful imag'ry
āàDeepen the gloom.

Sleep brings no strength to me,
āàNo power renewed to brave;
I only sail a wilder sea,
āàA darker wave.

Sleep brings no friend to me
āàTo soothe and aid to bear;
They all gaze on how scornfully,
āàAnd I despair.

Sleep brings no wish to fret
āàMy harassed heart beneath;
My only wish is to forget
āàIn endless sleep of death.






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