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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDLENESS, by GLADYS CROMWELL Poet's Biography First Line: I feel the stress Last Line: Of time untwisting ravelled threads. Subject(s): Boredom; Rest; Ennui | |||
I FEEL the stress Of life's unmeaning days: Oh, how the vain past weights My will -- the vacant seasons numberless! The clear device Intrepid thoughts define, -- The glowing, brave design -- Elude the weary shuttle twice and thrice. I lose the whole in shreds; The sombre days unroll, And I must spend my dole Of time untwisting ravelled threads. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO TWO UNKNOWN LADIES by AMY LOWELL THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL by JOHN ASHBERY THE DREAM SONGS: 14 by JOHN BERRYMAN TWO OF A KIND by WALTER TALLMADGE ARNDT THE LORD OF THOULOUSE; A LEGEND OF LANGUEDOC by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |
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