Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE COMING OF LOVE, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY



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THE COMING OF LOVE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: How shall I know? Shall I hear love / pass
Last Line: "and a fear that whispered, ""love is come!"
Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Poetry & Poets; Spring


HOW shall I know? Shall I hear Love pass
In the wind that sighs through the poplar tree?
Shall I follow his passing over the grass
By the prisoned scents which his footsteps free?

Shall I wake one day to a sky all blue
And meet with Spring in a crowded street?
Shall I open a door and, looking through,
Find, on a sudden, the world more sweet?

How shall I know?—last night I lay
Counting the hours' dreary sum
With naught in my heart save a wild dismay
And a fear that whispered, "Love is come!"





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