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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GIFT OF LOVE, by HARRIET GARRETT First Line: Had I the power to choose one priceless gift Last Line: Forevermore, for love can never die! Subject(s): Love | |||
Had I the power to choose one priceless gift From gifts of all the countless ages past, I should not need to ponder deep and long As many would, for I should choose but Love! If Love were mine, I'd ask no other thing Of life. Let others struggle as they would For wealth and power. These bring but fleeting joys As evanescent as the changing clouds! If Love were mine, God would be good to me Though I might spend my days in lowliness -- My home a humble bow'r, my world confined Within the narrow walls of circumstance! If Love were mine, I'd own a precious gift, Eternal, changeless as the Heavens above -- A treasure that would bring transcendent joy Forevermore, for Love can never die! | 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 |
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