Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FORGIVENESS, by THORA MACCLARRAN BURGESS First Line: I loved a man; he was to me Last Line: Are clay feet, too. Subject(s): Forgiveness; Love; Clemency | ||||||||
I loved a man; he was to me The one ideal, and like a fool I idolized this perfect man. And then one day I woke and found My idol with the loving arms And smiling eyes had feet of clay! It could not be! The world was dark, I crept apart, I wept alone, And then the dear man smiled at me. What mattered then the feet of clay When circling arms enfolded me And laughing eyes caressed again? My sky was blue! The long years through Enduring, strong, our love shall stand, Because he knew and understood That underneath my trailing gown Are clay feet, too. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FORGIVING MY FATHER by LUCILLE CLIFTON WHAT WE CARRY; FOR DONALD by DORIANNE LAUX THE MAN WITH THE HOE OUTWITTED by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ELMER BARR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS LEAVING CHURCH EARLY by JOHN UPDIKE CHRISMUS ON THE PLANTATION by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR TWO POEMS TO HANS THOMA ON HIS SIXIETH BIRTHDAY: 2. THE KNIGHT by RAINER MARIA RILKE |
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