Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A BRIDE, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography First Line: I saw your portrait yesterday Last Line: The loneliest of all. Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
I SAW your portrait yesterday, Set in a golden frame, Around it twines a blossom-spray, Beneath it is your name. And tender smiles are round your mouth, High thoughts are on your brow, The world is beautiful as Youth, You are so happy now. The shining gates are opened wide, Love stretches forth his hand And bids the bridegroom bring his bride Into the promised land. And you and he dwell there alone, Beneath Love's summer sky, While all the world's great grief and moan As a sad dream pass by. Yet on Love's flowers strange and rare, Your saddest tears shall fall, And in Love's country you shall fare The loneliest of all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV TO MY CHILDREN: 3 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD |
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