Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WEARINESS: 2, by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS


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First Line: I am weary at heart, yet not weary with sorrow
Last Line: I am old at heart, for my sorrow is sleepy, and nods before night.
Subject(s): Weariness; Fatigue


I am weary at heart, yet not weary with sorrow, nor weary with pain;
I would that an eager sorrow returned to me out of the deep;
I could fold my hands in the morning, lie down on my bed again:
O Sorrow, angel of Joy, re-awaken my heart from its sleep!

I am wearier than the old, when they sit and smile in the sun,
Dreaming of sorrowful things, grown happy and dim to their sight;
But I dream in the morning, my daylight is over, my day's work done
I am old at heart, for my sorrow is sleepy, and nods before night.





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