Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG: SHE WAITS FOR ME, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL Poet's Biography First Line: I wait for thee! I said it in the splendor Last Line: She waits for me. Subject(s): Solitude; Waiting; Loneliness | ||||||||
"I WAIT for thee!" I said it in the splendor Of golden moons beneath the lonely palms. "I wait for thee!" An echo, clear and tender, Fell from the height across the silver calms. For I had waited long, And hope was growing weary, Though faith and love were strong, And lit the path so dreary, -- Till o'er the coral sea My love should come to me, "I wait for thee." "I wait for thee!" I said it in my dreaming, Then fell a hush beyond the hush of night; And, fairer far than southern waters gleaming, A Presence passed in soft celestial light. Then calm and sweet and clear A spirit voice came singing, Far, far away, yet near, Like star-bells' crystal ringing. Oh, well my own heart knew That voice so clear and true -- "I wait for thee!" "She waits for me!" I said it in my weeping, For never more she cometh o'er the sea; She waits for me! A glorious vigil keeping Beyond the stars, she waiteth there for me. And now I wait awhile Beneath the palm-trees lonely, And learn once more to smile, For she hath gladness only. Beside the Crystal Sea, Until the shadows flee, She waits for me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES CONSECRATION HYMN by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL A BIRTHDAY GREETING TO MY FATHER, 1860 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL |
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