Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CLOCK'S SONG, by ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHROP


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THE CLOCK'S SONG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Eileen of four / eileen of smiles
Last Line: Eileen! Eileen! ...
Alternate Author Name(s): Alphonsa, Mother Mary
Subject(s): Clocks; Time


EILEEN of four,
Eileen of smiles;
Eileen of five,
Eileen of tears;
Eileen of ten, of fifteen years,
Eileen of youth
And woman's wiles;
Eileen of twenty,
In love's land,
Eileen all tender
In her bliss,
Untouched by sorrow's treacherous kiss,
And the sly weapon in life's hand, --
Eileen aroused to share all fate,
Eileen a wife,
Pale, beautiful,
Eileen most grave and dutiful,
Mourning her dreams in queenly state.
Eileen! Eileen! ...





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