Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE DREAD, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: No depth, dear love, for thee is too profound Last Line: The dread of some dark day unshared by thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Fear; Love | ||||||||
NO depth, dear Love, for thee is too profound; There is no farthest height thou mayst not dare, Nor shall thy wings fail in the upper air: In funeral robe and wreath my past lies bound; No old-time voice assails me with its sound When thine I hear; no former joy seems fair; And now one only thing could bring despair, One grief like compassing seas my life surround, One only terror in my way be met, One great eclipse change my glad day to night, One phantom only turn from red to white The lips whereon thy lips have once been set: Thou knowest well, dear Love, what that must be, -- The dread of some dark day unshared by thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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