Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SYMPATHY, by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Friend, neighbor, stranger, as the case may be Last Line: Scorched fiercest, if it might not be the same. Alternate Author Name(s): Howells, W. D. Subject(s): Soul; Sympathy; Empathy | ||||||||
Friend, neighbor, stranger, as the case may be, You who are sitting in the stall next to me, And listening also to this pitiless play That says for me all that I would not say, And follows me, however I wind about, And seems to turn my whole life inside out: I wonder, should I speak and be the first To own just where in my soul in hurt worst, And you revealed in yours the spot it flame Scorched fiercest, if it might not be the same. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON WORDS TO JOE CERAVOLO by RON PADGETT SYMPATHY (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SYMPATHY by HENRY DAVID THOREAU MISPLACED SYMPATHY by CHARLES FOLLEN ADAMS QUATORZAINS: 10. TO POESY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |
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