Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FAREWELL, by SAROJINI NAIDU


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First Line: Farewell, o eager faces that surround me
Last Line: Shrine of dead dream! O temple of my tears!
Subject(s): Absence; Farewell; Separation; Isolation; Parting


FAREWELL, O eager faces that surround me,
Claiming the tender service of my days,
Farewell, O joyous spirits that have bound me
With the love-sprinkled garlands of your praise!

O golden lamps of hope, how shall I bring you
Life's kindling flame from a forsaken fire?
O glowing hearts of youth, how shall I sing you
Life's glorious message from a broken lyre?

To you what further homage shall I render,
Victorious City girdled by the sea,
Where breaks in surging tides of woe and splendour
The age-long tumult of Humanity?

Need you another tribute for a token
Who reft from me the pride of all my years?
Lo! I will leave you with farewell unspoken,
Shrine of dead dream! O temple of my tears!





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