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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTERWARDS, by BURTON EGBERT STEVENSON Poet's Biography First Line: The ringing laugh of a joyous heart, and the glance of a smiling eye Last Line: Will these matter to thee, thou soul set free, thou dust down under the grass? Subject(s): Courtship; Love | |||
THE ringing laugh of a joyous heart, and the glance of a smiling eye, The womanly grace of a piquant face in the rollicking days gone by, -- The conscious shyness of word and glance, and the thrill of the hand's caress; The tender hush, the rising blush, and the timidly whispered "Yes," -- The swift, bright gleam of the wedding-ring, the tenderly fearful bliss Of the upturned face in its shimmering lace, and the breath of the marriage kiss, -- Through all the eternal grim parade of days and nights that pass, Will these matter to thee, thou soul set free, thou dust down under the grass? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD HENRY HUDSON'S QUEST [1609] by BURTON EGBERT STEVENSON |
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