Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CONTRAST, by HELEN GRAY CONE First Line: He loved her, having felt his love begin Last Line: The words he spoke were with her till she died. Alternate Author Name(s): Green, Coroebus | ||||||||
HE loved her, having felt his love begin With that first look, -- as lover oft avers. He made pale flowers his pleading ministers, Impressed sweet music, drew the springtime in To serve his suit; but when he could not win, Forgot her face and those gray eyes of hers; And at her name his pulse no longer stirs, And life goes on as though she had not been. She never loved him; but she loved Love so, So reverenced Love, that all her being shook At his demand whose entrance she denied. Her thoughts of him such tender color took As western skies that keep the afterglow. The words he spoke were with her till she died. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHANT OF LOVE FOR ENGLAND by HELEN GRAY CONE A YELLOW PANSY by HELEN GRAY CONE AN IVORY MINIATURE by HELEN GRAY CONE ARRAIGNMENT by HELEN GRAY CONE FAIR ENGLAND by HELEN GRAY CONE JULIA RICHMAN by HELEN GRAY CONE THE BALLAD OF CASSANDRA BROWN by HELEN GRAY CONE THE LAST CUP OF CANARY; SIR HARRY LOVELOCK, 1645 by HELEN GRAY CONE THE RIDE TO THE LADY by HELEN GRAY CONE |
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