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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COME LOVE OR DEATH, by WILL HENRY THOMPSON Poet's Biography First Line: O lifted face of muted appeal! Last Line: And I had power to kill! | |||
O LIFTED face of mute appeal! Poor tongueless pantomime of prayer! O sullen sea, whose deeps conceal The children of despair! O heart that will not look above! Poor staggering feet that seek the wave! I would come quick, if I were Love, And I had power to save. O sinking sunset loneliness Aflame in hot, unmoving eyes! Poor wan lips, creeping in distress To cover up your cries! O broken speech, and sobbing breath! Poor restless and uncertain will! I would come quick, if I were Death, And I had power to kill! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SACRAL DREAMS OF RAMON FERNANDEZ by JAMES GALVIN DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 5. THE DANCING GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE FLOWER OF BEAUTY by GEORGE DARLEY PASSING BY by THOMAS FORD (1580-1648) IN HOSPITAL: 10. STAFF NURSE: NEW STYLE by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY THE SONG OF HIAWATHA: HIAWATHA AND MUDJEKEEWIS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE HARLEM DANCER by CLAUDE MCKAY AT THE GRAVE OF BURNS; SEVEN YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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