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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PIONEER WOMAN, by ELIZABETH DE MARY
First Line: I want my own to come to me
Last Line: When lo, my heart's at rest.
Subject(s): Frontier & Pioneer Life; Pioneers
First Line: I want my own to come to me
Last Line: When lo, my heart's at rest.
Subject(s): Frontier & Pioneer Life; Pioneers
I want my own to come to me
When dusk begins to fall;
Strange shadows flit across the floor,
I hear a coyote's call;
And specters grim stalk through the sage,
There shines no friendly light;
My being shrinks with haunting fear, --
Come back, My Own, with night!
Against the fading saffron sky
Strained eyes pursue their quest,
Till they behold a dim grey form,
When lo, my heart's at rest.
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