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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SORROW, by KATRINA TRASK Poet Analysis First Line: O thorn-crowned sorrow, pitiless and stern Last Line: Great god, have mercy on my misery! Alternate Author Name(s): Trask, Kate Nichols | |||
O THORN-CROWNED Sorrow, pitiless and stern, I sit alone with broken heart, my head Low bowed, keeping long vigil with my dead. My soul, unutterably sad, doth yearn Beyond relief in tears -- they only burn My aching eyelids to fall back unshed Upon the throbbing brain like molten lead, Making it frenzied. Shall I ever learn To face you fearlessly, as by my door You stand with haunting eyes and death-damp hair, Through the night-watches, whispering solemnly, "Behold, I am thy guest forevermore." It chills my soul to know that you are there. Great God, have mercy on my misery! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REINFORCEMENTS by MARIANNE MOORE HAMATREYA by RALPH WALDO EMERSON THE ROSE AND THORN by PAUL HAMILTON HAYNE SIC VITA by HENRY KING (1592-1669) TO A YOUNG LADY; WHO ... REPROACHED FOR TAKING LONG WALKS IN COUNTRY by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH PERPLEXITY by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA TO JOANNA, ON SENDING ME THE LEAF OF A FLOWER ... WORDSWORTH'S GARDEN by BERNARD BARTON IN THE NIGHT by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT SANDY STAR: 2. LAUGHING IT OUT by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE |
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