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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXILE, by JESSIE J. DALTON First Line: Mine the lonely way Last Line: I stand apart, and beat my lonely drum. Subject(s): Exiles | |||
Mine the lonely way, The unworn path, And mourning winds that play On strings unlistened to before. Mine the aching heart, For none can love a spirit Silent and apart, Standing shadowless beyond the door. Mine the weary breast, Where children lie Briefly, tenderly to rest; And then I weep, For they are there no more. Mine the scornful mind, Which severs me Contemptuously, forever from my kind; I hear, as from afar, gay music come -- I stand apart, and beat my lonely drum. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#58) by MARVIN BELL LITTLE CITIZEN, LITTLE SURVIVOR by HAYDEN CARRUTH GOING OUT FOR CIGARETTES by BILLY COLLINS HOMO WILL NOT INHERIT by MARK DOTY DEFLECTION TOWARD THE RELATIVE MINOR by FORREST GANDER ON A CERTAIN FIELD IN AUVERS by JOHN HAINES PORTRAIT OF ONE DEAD by CONRAD AIKEN |
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