Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APPREHENSION, by WINIFRED LUCAS First Line: With what reserve of helpless fear Last Line: Or dawn of his be heralding. Alternate Author Name(s): Le Bailly, Mrs. Subject(s): Fear; Time | ||||||||
WITH what reserve of helpless fear, With falseness how resigned, Time whispers at your tender ear His promise to be kind; To guard you as he cannot do Life bids him swear to such as you. For Time is more than half afraid To have you for his child, Sweet thing that asks a rarer shade, A sun more soft and mild, Than night of his can ever bring, Or dawn of his be heralding. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND |
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