Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTERWARD HE REPENTED, AND WENT, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Lord, when my heart was whole I kept it back Last Line: And answer 'give it me.' Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Forgiveness; God; Sin | ||||||||
LORD, when my heart was whole I kept it back And grudged to give it Thee. Now then that it is broken, must I lack Thy kind word 'Give it Me'? Silence would be but just, and Thou art just. Yet since I lie here shattered in the dust, With still an eye to lift to Thee, A broken heart to give, I think that Thou wilt bid me live, And answer 'Give it Me.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN STREAMS OF NEVIS by GALWAY KINNELL CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by MARIANNE MOORE 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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