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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMPENSATION, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: How many an acorn falls to die
Last Line: An echo in my soul!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Love
First Line: How many an acorn falls to die
Last Line: An echo in my soul!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Love
HOW many an acorn falls to die
For one that makes a tree!
How many a heart must pass me by
For one that cleaves to me!
How many a suppliant wave of sound
Must still unheeded roll,
For one low utterance that found
An echo in my soul!
Other Poems of Interest...
NEW SEASON by MICHAEL S. HARPER
THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY
TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS
A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT
AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT
LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT
A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD