|
|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BURDEN OF LOVE, by LUCY WHITE JENNISON First Line: I bear an unseen burden constantly Last Line: The burden, dearest, of a mighty love. Alternate Author Name(s): Innsley, Owen Subject(s): Love | |||
I BEAR an unseen burden constantly; Waking or sleeping I can never thrust The load aside; through summer's heat and dust And winter's snows it still abides with me. I cannot let it fall, though I should be Never so weary; carry it I must. Nor can the bands that bind it on me rust Or break, nor ever shall I be set free. Sometimes 't is heavy as the weight that bore Atlas on giant shoulders; sometimes light As the frail message of the carrier dove; But, light or heavy, shifting nevermore. What is it thus oppressing, day and night? The burden, dearest, of a mighty love. | 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 A DREAM OF DEATH by LUCY WHITE JENNISON |
| |