Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VOICES OF THE PAST, by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER Poet's Biography First Line: You wonder that my tears should flow Last Line: The echoes that remain! Alternate Author Name(s): Berwick, Mary Subject(s): Past; Soul; Tears; Voices | ||||||||
YOU wonder that my tears should flow In listening to that simple strain; That those unskilful sounds should fill My soul with joy and pain: How can you tell what thoughts it stirs Within my heart again? You wonder why that common phrasc, So all unmeaning to your ear, Should stay me in my merriest mood, And thrill my soul to hear: How can you tell what ancient charm Has made me hold it dear? You marvel that I turn away From all those flowers so fair and bright, And gaze at this poor herb, till tears Arise and dim my sight: You cannot tell how every leaf Breathes of a past delight. You smile to see me turn and speak With one whose converse you despise; You do not see the dreams of old That with his voice arise: How can you tell what links have made Him sacred in my eyes? O, these are Voices of the Past, Links of a broken chain, Wings that can bear me back to Times Which cannot come again; Yet God forbid that I should lose The echoes that remain! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VOICES OF THE AIR by KATHERINE MANSFIELD FIVE EASY POEMS; FOR ANNE-MARIE ALBIACH: 4 (MEZZA VOICE) by MICHAEL PALMER A SINGING VOICE by KENNETH REXROTH A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A DOUBTING HEART by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER |
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