Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DESPAIR, by ADA CAMBRIDGE Poet's Biography First Line: Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near Last Line: O what is love, if we must part so soon? Alternate Author Name(s): Cross, George, Mrs. Subject(s): Despair | ||||||||
Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay! Like melting fog, the mirage melts away In all-surrounding darkness, void and clear, Drifting, I spread vain hands, and vainly peer, And vainly call for pilot -- weep and pray; Beyond these limits not the faintest ray Shows the distant coast whereto the lost may steer. O what is Life, if we must hold it thus, As wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire? What are these gifts without the larger boon? O what is Art, or Wealth, or Fame to us Who scarce have time to know what we desire? O what is Love, if we must part so soon? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DAY THAT WAS THAT DAY by AMY LOWELL MAN IN THE STREET OR HAND OVER MOUTH by HEATHER MCHUGH BURIAL RITES by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE CAMPS; FOR MARILYN HACKER by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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