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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE WOMAN, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou listenest to us with unheeding ear Last Line: Lays bare thy secret -- thou canst not forget! Subject(s): Women | |||
THOU listenest to us with unlistening ear; Alike to thee our censure and our praise: Thou hearest voices that we may not hear; Thou livest only in thy yesterdays! We see thee move, erect and pale and brave; Soft words are thine, sweet deeds, and gracious will; Yet thou art dead as any in the grave -- Only thy presence lingers with us still. With others, joy and sorrow seem to slip Like light and shade, and laughter kills regret: But thou -- the fugitive tremor of thy lip Lays bare thy secret -- thou canst not forget! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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