At the last, tenderly, From the walls of the powerful fortress'd house, From the clasp of the knitted locks, from the keep of the well-closed doors, Let me be wafted. Let me glide noiselessly forth; With the key of softness unlock the locks -- with a whisper, Set ope the doors O soul. Tenderly -- be not impatient, (Strong is your hold O mortal flesh, Strong is your hold O love.) | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LONELY BURIAL by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET SPRING NOTES FROM ROBIN HILL by HAYDEN CARRUTH LETTER TO JOSEPH WARREN by ROBERT FROST BENEDICTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SONG FOR A VIOLA D'AMORE by AMY LOWELL BOTANICAL GARDENS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |