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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ESTELLE, by MARGARET DELANEY
First Line: You told me, dear, that you were oftimes lonely
Last Line: Was often forced to walk his way alone.
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: You told me, dear, that you were oftimes lonely
Last Line: Was often forced to walk his way alone.
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
You told me, dear, that you were oftimes lonely,
It seemed you lacked the friends that others shared;
The things that thrilled your heart to truest rapture
The world would scoff at; no one really cared
To know the beauty that your soul was seeing;
You, lonely-hearted, had not learned to own
The finest tribute that the crowd can give you
Is sometimes leaving you a bit alone.
For all the roads that lead to highest places
Are little lonely trails, lit by a star
Whose burning light the world has never noticed,
Except perhaps a few who journey far
Through mystic lands where others may not follow
To place white candles at some distant throne—
Even the Christ with countless worlds to choose from
Was often forced to walk His way alone.
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