Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, O LOVE, O LOVE, HOW LONG?, by EDWARD CRACROFT LEFROY


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First Line: The tree that yearns with drooping crest
Last Line: O love, o love, how long?
Subject(s): Love; Travel; Journeys; Trips


THE tree that yearns with drooping crest
O'er some deep river's tranquil breast
At length grows downward, and is blest —
O Love, O Love, how long?

Belated birds at set of sun
Go sailing homeward one by one,
For sweets are earned when toil is done —
O Love, O Love, how long?

The creeper through the tangled maze
Of brushwood following lightless ways
Shall some day reach the unclouded rays —
O Love, O Love, how long?

The bark that strains with groaning mast
Through troubled seas and skies o'ercast
Shall sight the wished-for port at last —
O Love, O Love, how long?

The traveller spent by many a mile
Plods grimly on, yet knows the while
That all will end in one fond smile —
O Love, O Love, how long?

The hope of pleasure softens pain,
And if by suffering men attain,
A present loss is future gain —
O Love, O Love, how long?





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