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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER, by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON Poet's Biography First Line: A little time for laughter Last Line: And eternity to sleep in. Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | |||
A little time for laughter, A little time to sing, A little time to kiss and cling, And no more kissing after. A little while for scheming Love's unperfected schemes; A little time for golden dreams, Then no more any dreaming. A little while 't was given To me to have thy love; Now, like a ghost, alone I move About a ruined heaven. A little time for speaking, Things sweet to say and hear; A time to seek, and find thee near, Then no more any seeking. A little time for saying Words the heart breaks to say; A short, sharp time wherein to pray, Then no more need for praying; But long, long years to weep in, And comprehend the whole Great grief that desolates the soul; And eternity to sleep in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND THE OLD CHURCHYARD OF BONCHURCH by PHILIP BOURKE MARSTON |
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