LIFE
LVII
EXCEPT the heaven had come so near,
So seemed to choose my door,
The distance would not haunt me so;
I had not hoped before.
So seemed to choose my door,
The distance would not haunt me so;
I had not hoped before.
But just to hear the grace depart
I never thought to see,
Afflicts me with a double loss;
’T is lost, and lost to me.
I never thought to see,
Afflicts me with a double loss;
’T is lost, and lost to me.
LVIII
PORTRAITS are to daily faces
As an evening west
To a fine, pedantic sunshine
In a satin vest.
As an evening west
To a fine, pedantic sunshine
In a satin vest.
LIX
I TOOK my power in my hand
And went against the world;
’T was not so much as David had,
But I was twice as bold.
And went against the world;
’T was not so much as David had,
But I was twice as bold.
I aimed my pebble, but myself
Was all the one that fell.
Was it Goliath was too large,
Or only I too small?
Was all the one that fell.
Was it Goliath was too large,
Or only I too small?
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