Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 27, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My own beloved, who hast lifted me Last Line: That love, as strong as death, retrieves as well. Subject(s): Love; Spiritual Life; Women & Religion | ||||||||
My own Beloved, who hast lifted me From this drear flat of earth where I was thrown, And, in betwixt the languid ringlets, blown A life-breath, till the forehead hopefully Shines out again, as all the angels see, Before thy saving kiss! My own, my own, Who camest to me when the world was gone, And I who looked for only God, found thee! I find thee; I am safe, and strong, and glad. As one who stands in dewless asphodel Looks backward on the tedious time he had In the upper life, -- so I, with bosom-swell, Make witness, here, between the good and bad, That Love, as strong as Death, retrieves as well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FAR MEMORY: 2. SOMEONE INSIDE ME REMEMBERS by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 4. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS LIFE by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 5. SINNERMAN by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 6. KARMA by LUCILLE CLIFTON FAR MEMORY: 7. GLORIA MUNDI by LUCILLE CLIFTON A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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