Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WAITING, by MIRIAM DEL BANCO


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First Line: I've been waiting for thee-been waiting
Last Line: I'll sleep with the leaves of the blast.
Subject(s): Waiting


I've been waiting for thee—been waiting
The long, weary years that have passed,
Since you wandered away in the gloaming,
And the shadows the grey willows cast;
Will you come no more with spring-time,
That scatters the flowers o'er the hill?
Will you wait till the night falls upon me,
And my heart shall be cold, stiff and still?

I have watched the white clouds sail above me,
Like masses of azury snow;
And I wondered if o'er you they'd float,
And I blessed them if near you they'd go.
I have plucked from the meadows the daisies,
And braided a wreath for my head;
But they wilted away in their beauty,
And I hold them, all tear-stained and dead.

I have wandered in gay lighted hallways,
Where beauty and wealth shone alike,
But I had not a thought for their splendor,
For my soul held a long, starless night;
I have won to me hearts true and noble,
That have loved my warm cheek and dark eye,
But I wept while I thought of the flowrets
That wilted above my heart lie.

O, how long yet will you keep me waiting.
And watching the days come and go?
How long must my soul wear its mourning?
How long must my heart keep its woe?
For you know, that howe'er long you may linger,
My love is all yours to the last;
And 'twill still cling to you when so weary,
I'll sleep with the leaves of the blast.





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