Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WAITING HOPES, by JAMES HERVEY HYSLOP


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First Line: Resting in the woodland where the lilies grow
Last Line: That will requite the patience of the soul.
Subject(s): Hope; Love; Rest; Waiting; Optimism


RESTING in the woodland where the lilies grow,
Walking by the roaring ocean and its billows,
Looking at the meadows where the cricket's song
Shrilly marks the rising heat on grassy pillows.

Resting with the morning light in downy peace,
Roaming by the brimming river and its stream,
Wand'ring o'er the moonlit vale where glows the heart
Whiling the ecstatic passion in a lovely dream.

I wait for one deep sigh of hope and love
That gathers on its wings the burdened roll
Of human ills, and crying for the day
That will requite the patience of the soul.





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