Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AMORIS EXSUL: 1. MOONRISE, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS


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First Line: I am weary of living, and I long to rest
Last Line: Of burning noontides, pallid with spent desire.
Subject(s): Weariness; Fatigue


I am weary of living, and I long to rest
From the sorrowful and immense fatigue of love;
I have lived and loved with a seeking, passionate zest,
And weariness and defeat are the end thereof.

I have lived in vain, I have loved in vain, I have lost
In the game of Fate, and silently I retire;
I watch the moon rise over the sea, a ghost
Of burning noontides, pallid with spent desire.





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