Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, by CHARLES SWAIN Poet's Biography Last Line: As long as we stay Subject(s): Mourning; Love; Forgiveness | ||||||||
Let us love one another, Not long may we stay In this brief world of mourning, So brief is life'''s day; Some fade ere '''tis noon, And few linger till eve; O, there breaks not a heart But leaves someone to grieve. And the fondest, the purest, The truest that met, Ever still found the need To forgive and forget; Then O, tho''' the hopes That we nourished decay, Let us love one another As long as we may. Thus we'''ll love one another, '''Midst sorrow the worst, Unaltered and fond As we loved at the first; Tho''' the false wing of pleasure May change and forsake, And the bright urn of wealth Into particles break. There are some sweet affections That earth cannot buy, That cling but the closer When sorrow draws nigh, And remain with us yet, Though all else pass away''" Yes, we'''ll love one another As long as we stay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE NOTE: 2. FLAGS by GWENDOLYN BROOKS FORGIVING MY FATHER by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RIGHTFUL ONE by DAVID IGNATOW I'VE NOTHING TO OFFER by DAVID IGNATOW WHAT WE CARRY; FOR DONALD by DORIANNE LAUX THE MAN WITH THE HOE OUTWITTED by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ELMER BARR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SMILE AND NEVER HEED ME by CHARLES SWAIN |
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