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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN OPEN SECRET, by CAROLINE ATHERTON BRIGGS MASON First Line: Would the lark sing the sweeter if he knew Last Line: Would read the secret in your simple ways! Alternate Author Name(s): Caro | |||
WOULD the lark sing the sweeter if he knew A thousand hearts hung breathless on his lay? And if "How fair!" the rose could hear us say, Would she, her primal fairness to outdo, Take on a richer scent, a lovelier hue? Who knows or cares to answer yea or nay? O tuneful lark! sail, singing, on your way, Brimmed with excess of ecstasy; and yon, Sweet rose! renew with every perfect June Your perfect blossoming! Still Naturewise, Sing, bloom, because ye must, and not for praise. If only we, who covet the fair boon Of well-earned fame, and wonder where it lies, Would read the secret in your simple ways! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RECONCILIATION by CAROLINE ATHERTON BRIGGS MASON WHEN I AM OLD by CAROLINE ATHERTON BRIGGS MASON LITTLE SON by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TROUBLE IN DE KITCHEN by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR TO ANTHEA [WHO MAY COMMAND HIM ANYTHING] by ROBERT HERRICK SONNET: 24. THE STREET by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL MADLY SINGING IN THE MOUNTAINS by PO CHU-YI ON THE SITE OF A MULBERRY-TREE PLANTED BY SHAKESPEARE ... by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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