Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OVERLOOKED, by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Sleep, with her tender balm, her touch so kind Last Line: But thou, and sleep, and peace, come not to me. Alternate Author Name(s): Tekahionwake Subject(s): Peace; Sleep; Solitude; Loneliness | ||||||||
SLEEP, with her tender balm, her touch so kind, Has passed me by; Afar I see her vesture, velvet-lined, Float silently; O! Sleep, my tired eyes had need of thee! Is thy sweet kiss not meant to-night for me? Peace, with the blessings that I longed for so, Has passed me by; Where'er she folds her holy wings I know All tempests die; O! Peace, my tired soul had need of thee! Is thy sweet kiss denied alone to me? Love, with her heated touches, passion-stirred, Has passed me by. I called, "O stay thy flight," but all unheard My lonely cry: O! Love, my tired heart had need of thee! Is thy sweet kiss withheld alone from me? Sleep, sister-twin of Peace, my waking eyes So weary grow! O! Love, thou wanderer from Paradise, Dost thou not know How oft my lonely heart has cried to thee? But Thou, and Sleep, and Peace, come not to 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 A CRY FROM AN INDIAN WIFE by EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON |
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