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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EDGES, by JOHN ORLEY ALLEN TATE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I've often wondered why she laughed
Last Line: Beholding what was cavernous.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tate, Allen
Subject(s): Relationships
First Line: I've often wondered why she laughed
Last Line: Beholding what was cavernous.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tate, Allen
Subject(s): Relationships
I've often wondered why she laughed
On thinking why I wondered so;
It seemed such waste that long white hands
Should touch my hands and let them go.
And once when we were parting there,
Unseen of anything but trees,
I touched her fingers, thoughtfully,
For more than simple niceties.
But for some futile things unsaid
I should say all is done for us;
Yet I have wondered how she smiled
Beholding what was cavernous.
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