Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SAFE, by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN Poet's Biography First Line: If I but set my casement high Last Line: To read the heart of me. Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness | ||||||||
IF I but set my casement high Where none peer in at me, I shall look only at the sky And the fair top of the tree. I shall forget the sorry things The swallows do not tell; I shall not see the wounded wings Of the little bird that fell. And if below there crawls a road, Where dusty travelers go, Groaning beneath a weary load -- Why, I shall never know. I can pretend there is no sin, No pain and misery, If I gaze out where none look in To read the heart of me. | 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 CHARM SAID UNDER AN OAK by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN |
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