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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPEEDWELLS, by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD Poet's Biography
First Line: I came to lay my sorrow in the wood
Last Line: I had not strength to name.
Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: I came to lay my sorrow in the wood
Last Line: I had not strength to name.
Alternate Author Name(s): Radford, Ernest, Mrs.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
I CAME to lay my sorrow in the wood,
It had so heavy grown,
And on my way the little speedwells stood,
And claimed it as their own.
I came to let my tears in anguish fall,
They were too great to bear,
And now the little speedwells hold them all,
I have no tears to spare.
There is no other sign, by flower or leaf,
To mark the road I came,
This tiny cup of blue bears all the grief
I had not strength to name.
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