Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG (4), by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: I saw her; she was lovely
Last Line: And hailed the coming day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Beauty; Love; Marriage; Pain; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Suffering; Misery


I saw her; she was lovely,
And bright her eyes of blue,
Whilst merrily her white white hands
Over the harp-strings flew.
I saw her and I loved her,
I loved her for my pain,
For her heart was given to another
Not to return again.

Again I saw her pacing
Down the cathedral aisle;
The bridal wreath was in her hair,
And on her lips a smile;
A quiet smile and holy,
Meet for a holy place,
A smile of certain happiness
That lighted up her face.

And once, once more I saw her,
Kneeling beside a bed;
The bright sun's rays were shining there,
And shone upon the dead;
From the body of her husband
Earth's gloom they chased away,
And she gazed on him without a tear,
And hailed the coming day.





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