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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMPENSATION, by SARA TEASDALE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I should be glad of loneliness Last Line: On a winter night. Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs. Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness | |||
I should be glad of loneliness And hours that go on broken wings, A thirsty body, a tired heart And the unchanging ache of things, If I could make a single song As lovely and as full of light, As hushed and brief as a falling star On a winter night. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES |
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