Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BEAUTY, by JOHN CROSS


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BEAUTY, by                    
First Line: I shall be ever near thee; snow or rain
Last Line: Flashing like sunlight on a falling tear.
Subject(s): Beauty


I shall be ever near thee; snow or rain
Serve but to lend new wonders to the light
I hold to lead thee, and my very sight
Makes pleasure flourish at the root of pain.
Youth with its passions, age with its deep desires,
Princes or paupers are to me the same;
Back to the moon I fling the fainting flame,
Snatched from the western hearth of dying fires.

He that keeps faith with me will surely find
My substance in the shadows on the deep,
My spirit in the courage that men keep
Tho all the stars burn out and Heaven goes blind.
When sorrow smites thee, look! my joy is near,
Flashing like sunlight on a falling tear.





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