Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET, by HENRY A. WRIGHT First Line: He begged a bit of gladness from the skies Last Line: And loosed his tears upon a flood of song. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
He begged a bit of gladness from the skies And prayed for laughter fervently and long: But Sorrow stopped the fountains of his eyes And loosed his tears upon a flood of song. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS |
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