Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE VISITOR, by JOHN COWPER POWYS


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First Line: Forget? I had forgotten
Last Line: If she's to come no more.
Subject(s): Candles; Death; Forgetfulness; Hearts; Dead, The


Forget? I had forgotten --
Little the use!
A feather in the doorway --
The flood is loose.

Forget? I had forgotten.
No candle burns.
A leaf within the doorway --
The dead returns.

Forget? I had forgotten.
Nail up the door!
You should nail up my heart
If she's to come no more.





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