Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOPE AND LOVE, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The sun was setting o'er the sea Last Line: Or hope grow cold, or love forget! Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Hope; Love; Optimism | ||||||||
THE sun was setting o'er the sea, A beautiful and summer sun; Crimson and bright, as if not night, But rather day had just begun: That lighted sky, that lighted sea, They spoke of Love and Hope to me. I thought how Love, I thought how Hope, O'er the horizon of my heart Had poured their light like yonder sun; Like yon sun, only to depart: Alas! that ever suns should set, Or Hope grow cold, or Love forget! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT by DEREK MAHON CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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