Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A VAIN WISH, by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON Poet's Biography First Line: I would not, could I, make thy life as Last Line: But murmur, shell-like, at thy spirit's ear. | ||||||||
I WOULD not, could I, make thy life as mine; Only I would, if such a thing might be, Thou shouldst not, love, forget me utterly; Yea, when the sultry stars of summer shine On dreaming woods, where nightingales repine, I would that at such times should come to thee Some thought not quite unmix'd with pain, of me, -- Some little sorrow for a soul's decline. Yea, too, I would that through thy brightest times, Like the sweet burden of remember'd rhymes, That gentle sadness should be with thee, dear; And when the gates of sleep are on thee shut, I would not, even then, it should be mute, But murmur, shell-like, at thy spirit's ear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A GREETING by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON AFTER by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON AFTER SUMMER by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON AT LAST by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON AT THE LAST by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON GARDEN FAIRIES by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON GRIEF'S ASPECTS by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON HER PITY by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON HOW MY SONG OF HER BEGAN by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON IF YOU WERE HERE; A SONG IN WINTER by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON |
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