Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIGH HOPES, by AVERIL H. ELLIS First Line: A dream child cloistered in my heart Last Line: And sent her on her way. Subject(s): Children; Love; Childhood | ||||||||
A dream child cloistered in my heart To me for freedom sighed; "Not for a cold and selfish world To scorn and set aside, I could not bear to see you so." "I want to live," she cried. "But you are frail and men are harsh," I pleaded in dismay. "You can not know my destiny; Let me love's hope repay." I breathed my dream child into song And sent her on her way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE |
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