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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALONE, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography
First Line: Alone, o love, I seek the blossoming glades
Last Line: Shall I attain the sanctuary of thy face?
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: Alone, o love, I seek the blossoming glades
Last Line: Shall I attain the sanctuary of thy face?
Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness
ALONE, O Love, I seek the blossoming glades,
The bright, accustomed alleys of delight,
Pomegranate-gardens of the mellowing dawn,
Serene and sumptuous orchards of the night.
Alone, O Love, I breast the shimmering waves,
The changing tides of life's familiar streams,
Wide seas of hope, swift rivers of desire,
The moon-enchanted estuary of dreams.
But no compassionate wind or comforting star
Brings me sweet word of thine abiding place ...
In what predestined hour of joy or tears
Shall I attain the sanctuary of thy face?
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