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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOPE, by THOMAS DEL VECCHIO
First Line: Hope in this day of ruin
Last Line: Grown cold beyond entreaty.
Subject(s): Birds; Hope; Optimism
First Line: Hope in this day of ruin
Last Line: Grown cold beyond entreaty.
Subject(s): Birds; Hope; Optimism
Hope in this day of ruin
Is a dead bird;
Fling her up and she flaps
A parody of flight,
Only to fall twice-dead at your feet.
Hope is the body of a woman
You once loved,
Grown cold beyond entreaty.
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