Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAITH DESTROYED, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Why did I love him? I looked up to him Last Line: That which I loved. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Love - Loss Of; Troy | ||||||||
WHY did I love him? I looked up to him With earnest admiration, and sweet faith. I could forgive the miserable hours His falsehood, and his only, taught my heart; But I cannot forgive that for his sake, My faith in good is shaken, and my hopes Are pale and cold, for they have looked on death. Why should I love him? he no longer is That which I loved. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HELEN OF TROY DOES COUNTER DANCING by MARGARET ATWOOD DESTROYING BEAUTY by CHARLES BUKOWSKI WHAT LIGHT DESTROYS by ANDREW HUDGINS A MOTEL IN TROY, NEW YORK by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN A MAN NAMED TROY by REGINALD SHEPHERD LETTER TO GOD FROM ETHAN AMOS BOYD, TROY, NY, 1929 by ANNE STEVENSON A MOMENT IN TROY by WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA HELEN OF TROY by SARA TEASDALE CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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