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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LONE WERE THE WAY, by EDWARD HEBENTON Poet's Biography First Line: Lone were the way o'er life's dark hills Last Line: To seek life's full fruition. Subject(s): Despair | |||
LONE were the way o'er Life's dark hills, And hard, oh, hard the climbing, If down the rugged slopes no rills Flow'd, with the babbling joy that stills Our wearied soul's repining. Lone were the way and sad the lot, And deep, oh, deep the sorrow, If for each heart there were no spot, Where draughts of rosy hope are got, To cheer the darksome morrow. Lone were the way, no stars to guide Our weary feet when stumbling, If there were never by our side A heart to which we could confide The why our hopes are crumbling. Lone were the way, had Providence Not made a wise division Of love, of hope, of joy; and hence, Amidst our woes we know still whence To seek life's full fruition. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DAY THAT WAS THAT DAY by AMY LOWELL MAN IN THE STREET OR HAND OVER MOUTH by HEATHER MCHUGH BURIAL RITES by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE CAMPS; FOR MARILYN HACKER by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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