Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MOTHER'S TEAR, by ANNE TERESE STOMMEL First Line: Whence hast thou sprung Last Line: Of busy mart! Subject(s): Mothers; Tears | ||||||||
Whence hast thou sprung, Oh tear? As crystal clear Thou dost appear, Like dew-drop on blue gentian's fringe Or coursing down the rose's cheek Of glowing tinge. Hast thou been born Of pain? Or hast thou fain With joy's full strain, Welled forth from depths of ecstasy, Like diamond pure from earth's deep breast, Transcendently? Tell us thy tale, Oh, tear! Why glist'neth here? Dost bless or sear? May'st thou have sprung from happy heart, A precious gem, beyond all price Of busy mart! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BANGLA DESH: 2. THE BLOOD IN MY EYES by FAIZ AHMED FAIZ TIME ROCKING ON by ANSELM HOLLO TEARS AND KISSES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: GEORGE JOSLIN ON LA MENKEN by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HOW FAR IS IT TO THE LAND WE LEFT? by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TEARS FALL IN MY HEART by PAUL VERLAINE |
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