AWAY, little tender heart from me, away! I will not keep Thee fluttering in the cage I made so strong, My love, that should have held thee long! Thee, aye! Thou didst lie quietly once, asleep; Awake, dost beat Against the golden wires. Oh! stay, panting dear pain upon my passion -- fires That scare thee so. Lo! they shall part and free thee, sweet. One life's-drop on thy wing -- A sting? -- Yes, that might break so frail a thing -- No, no; no, no; -- fly free! See, I can bear the smart for thee; Will thee no ill. Little trembling heart, from me away! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING by HAYDEN CARRUTH SISTER MARIA CELESTE, GALILEO'S DAUGHTER, WRITES TO FRIEND by MADELINE DEFREES EPITAPH FOR A SOLDIER by DAVID IGNATOW DEAD LEAVES by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON FICTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A FOOL, A FOUL THING, A DISTRESSFUL LUNATIC by MARIANNE MOORE |