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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PITY, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: The twinkling mists of green and gold Last Line: From unknown hollows blew. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Grief; Pity; Sympathy; Sorrow; Sadness; Empathy | |||
THE twinkling mists of green and gold Afloat in the abyss of air, From out the window high and old We watched together there. The monstrous fabric of the town Lay black below; the cries of pain Came to our ears from up and down The dimly-lighted lane. Olive, your eyes were turned to me, Seeking a soul to sympathise: I wondered what that glow might be, Olive, within your eyes. Into your trembling words there passed The sorrow that was sighed through you: Pity, a breath from out the vast, From unknown hollows blew. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON WORDS TO JOE CERAVOLO by RON PADGETT SYMPATHY (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SYMPATHY by HENRY DAVID THOREAU MISPLACED SYMPATHY by CHARLES FOLLEN ADAMS QUATORZAINS: 10. TO POESY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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