Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YET, LIFE, by ELLEN JANSON First Line: Life, when I said I hated you, I lied Last Line: These nights, these sweet irrevocable years. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
Life, when I said I hated you, I lied. Although you are so hard a lover, still I bear this tireless passion in my side To follow you, to yield up to your will. Although I wait you in incessant pain, And hold you for an hour whose ravishment Is but a dream of happiness, -- again Gone, lost, -- again desired beyond content, -- Yet, Life, I love you. And I cannot love Death, who is far more pitiful and tender. The peace he promises is not enough; Not for his fartherest peace would I surrender This ecstasy I waited for with tears, These nights, these sweet irrevocable years. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE by SIDNEY LANIER |
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