Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OH THOU WHO TELL'ST ME THAT ALL HOPE IS OVER, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Stagnate the streams of life that should meander Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Hope | ||||||||
Oh thou who tell'st me that all hope is over With lazy limbs that heavily recline On the soft cushions; flushed & fair with wine Scarce seeming conscious of the scents that hover Round & above thee: can thy heart recover So soon its quiet, while mine own shall pine? Thou who canst love & not o'erstep the line Of comfort, art thou in good truth a lover O take away from me those chill calm glances As thou hast ta'en thy heart away; & give My heart again that must forget to wander Thy words were worse than silence they were lances To poison all the life I have to live Stagnate the streams of life that should meander. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES HIGH HOPES by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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