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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO -, by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When that eye of light shall in darkness fall Last Line: They have met in the heavens to sever no more. Alternate Author Name(s): Croaker | |||
WHEN that eye of light shall in darkness fall, And thy bosom be shrouded in death's cold pall, When the bloom of that rich red lip shall fade, And thy head on its pillow of dust be laid; Oh! then thy spirit shall see how true Are the holy vows I have breathed to you; My form shall moulder thy grave beside, And in the blue heavens I'll seek my bride. Then we'll tell, as we tread yon azure sphere, Of the woes we have known while lingering here; And our spirits shall joy that, their pilgrimage o'er, They have met in the heavens to sever no more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE AMERICAN FLAG by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE THE CULPRIT FAY by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE A FAIRY IN ARMOR by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE FRAGMENT by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE LEON; AN UNFINISHED POEM by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE LINES TO A LADY, ON HEARING HER SING 'CUSHLAMACHREE' by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE LINES WRITTEN IN A LADY'S ALBUM by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE LINES WRITTEN ON LEAVING NEW ROCHELLE by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE |
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