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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RETRIBUTION, by HELEN MARGUERITE PERRI First Line: Teardrops splash the windows of the soul Last Line: To prove a heart has broken—died—and bled! Subject(s): Grief; Tears; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
Teardrops splash the windows of the soul, Loosed miseries from bleeding heart unfold The furies of a soul well sered; Tortured with unhappiness not feared. Eyes that smart and burn, sight blurred, Dispel an anguish much too deep for word. A longing inarticulate; regret That pours in torrents from a heart beset With tempestual emotion; finding vent From pain, that only by a grief is spent, From ache that knows no recompense, From weight so great it dulls each sense. A miracle these tears be not of red .... To prove a heart has broken—died—and bled! | 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 DESOLATION by HELEN MARGUERITE PERRI |
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