Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMORIS EXSUL: 4. THE RAT, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Pain gnaws at my heart like a rat that gnaws at a beam Last Line: He stirs the dust where the feet of my dreams had passed. Subject(s): Pain; Rats; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
Pain gnaws at my heart like a rat that gnaws at a beam In the dusty dark of a ghost-frequented house; And I dream of the days forgotten, of love the dream, The desire of her eyes unappeased, and the peace of her brows. I can hear the old rat gnaw in the dark by night, In the deep overshadowing dust that the years have cast; He gnaws at my heart that is empty of all delight, He stirs the dust where the feet of my dreams had passed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR NERVES by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS |
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