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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHERE?, by MARY AINGE DE VERE First Line: Love prayed of constancy: 'oh, stay with me Last Line: "thou winged sprite? . . . Alas, where wilt thou be?" Alternate Author Name(s): Bridges, Madeline Subject(s): Love | |||
Love prayed of Constancy: "Oh, stay with me Past the sad changing years, till hair be white And lost the dear remembrance of delight. All will be well, whate'er the time or place, So thou art near." . . . Then, in Love's lifted face Looked Constancy, sad, smiling. "Stay with thee, Thou winged sprite? . . . Alas, where wilt thou be?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD LIFE'S MIRROR by MARY AINGE DE VERE |
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