Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SYMPATHY (1), by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR


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First Line: The tear another's tears bring forth
Last Line: A touch of the divine.
Subject(s): Spring; Sympathy; Empathy


The tear another's tears bring forth,
The sigh which answers sigh,
The pulse that beats at other's woes,
E'en though our own be nigh,

A balm to bathe the wounded heart
Where sorrow's hand hath lain,
The link divine from soul to soul
That makes us one in pain, --

Sweet sympathy, benignant ray,
Light of the soul doth shine;
In it is human nature giv'n
A touch of the divine.





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