Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORGAN SONGS: O DO NOT LEAVE ME, by GEORGE MACDONALD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep Last Line: Leaving is left behind. Subject(s): Abandonment; Death; God; Mothers; Desertion; Dead, The | ||||||||
O DO not leave me, mother, lest I weep; Till I forget, be near me in that chair. The mother's presence leads her down to sleep Leaves her contented there. O do not leave me, lover, brother, friends, Till I am dead, and resting in my place. Love-compassed thus, the girl in peace ascends, And leaves a raptured face. Leave me not, God, untilnay, until when? Not till I have with thee one heart, one mind; Not till the Life is Light in me, and then Leaving is left behind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND LOST AND FOUND by GEORGE MACDONALD THAT HOLY THING by GEORGE MACDONALD THE BABY, FR. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by GEORGE MACDONALD |
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