Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONNETS WRITTEN TO BOUTS-RIMES: 6, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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SONNETS WRITTEN TO BOUTS-RIMES: 6, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah welladay and wherefore am I here?
Last Line: Thankful if one would take her by the hand.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Dawn; Hearts; Hope; Thought; Sunrise; Optimism; Thinking


Ah welladay and wherefore am I here?
I sit alone all day I sit & think --
I watch the sun arise, I watch it sink
And feel no soul-light tho the day is clear
Surely it is a folly; it is mere
Madness to stand for ever on the brink
Of dark despair & yet not break the link
That makes me scorned who cannot be held dear.
I will have done with it; I will not stand
And fear on without hope & tremble thus
Look for the break of day & miss it ever
Although my heart be broken they shall never
Say: She was glad to sojourn among us
Thankful if one would take her by the hand.





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