Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOVED ONE WAS NOT THERE, by ELIZA COOK Poet's Biography First Line: We gathered round the festive board Last Line: The loved one was not there. | ||||||||
We gathered round the festive board, The crackling faggot blazed, But few would taste the wine that poured, Or join the song we raised. For there was now a glass unfilled -- A favoured place to spare; All eyes were dull, all hearts were chilled -- The loved one was not there. No happy laugh was heard to ring, No form would lead the dance; A smothered sorrow seemed to fling A gloom in every glance. The grave had closed upon a brow, The honest, bright, and fair; We missed our mate, we mourned the blow -- The loved one was not there. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD ARM-CHAIR by ELIZA COOK A FOREST THOUGHT by ELIZA COOK A HOME IN THE HEART by ELIZA COOK AFTER A MOTHER'S DEATH by ELIZA COOK |
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