Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PEACE, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I many times thought peace had come Last Line: Before the harbor lie. Variant Title(s): Poem: 739 Subject(s): Hallucinations & Illusions; Longing; Peace | ||||||||
I MANY times thought peace had come, When peace was far away; As wrecked men deem they sight the land At centre of the sea, And struggle slacker, but to prove, As hopelessly as I, How many the fictitious shores Before the harbor lie. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW MANY NIGHTS by GALWAY KINNELL THE MOTTO by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE TRUE BEATITUDE by RUPERT BROOKE MAKING PEACE by DENISE LEVERTOV TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI |
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