Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOT TO BE WON, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography First Line: Tis said there flashes in her wit Last Line: She breaks my heart by staying here. Subject(s): Courtship; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations | ||||||||
'TIS said there flashes in her wit A starry glow That lights a thought, and keeps it lit As folly's foe. It may be so; I only know Her silences are exquisite. 'Tis said she easily commands, As to and fro She moves among adoring bands, Desire to grow. It may be so; I only know She makes a heaven where she stands. 'Tis said that early in the year My Love will go A world away, with all that's dear In overflow. It may be so; I only know She breaks my heart by staying here. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MISERY AND SPLENDOR by ROBERT HASS THE APPLE TREES AT OLEMA by ROBERT HASS DOUBLE SONNET by ANTHONY HECHT CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE SUPERBIA: A TRIUMPH WITH NO TRAIN by MARY KINZIE COUNSEL TO UNREASON by LEONIE ADAMS TWENTY QUESTIONS by DAVID LEHMAN THE COUNTRY FAITH by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE |
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