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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CLOSED DOOR, by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON Poet's Biography First Line: I never crossed your threshold with a grief Last Line: Whereby I pass and may not enter in. Alternate Author Name(s): Faulks, Frederick J., Mrs. Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
I NEVER CROSSED your threshold with a grief But that I went without it; never came Heart hungry but you fed me, eased the blame, And gave the sorrow solace and relief. I never left you but I took away The love that drew me to your side again Through that wide door that never could remain Quite closed between us for a little day. Oh! Friend, who gave and comforted, who knew So overwell the want of heart and mind, Where may I turn for solace now, or find Relief from this unceasing loss of you? Be it for fault, for folly, or for sin, Oh! terrible my penance, and most sore To face the tragedy of that closed door Whereby I pass and may not enter in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS A BOOK OF CELTIC VERSE (TO SEUMAS MACMANUS) by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON |
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