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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VITA BENEFICA, by ALICE MARLAND WELLINGTON ROLLINS First Line: On softest pillows my dim eyes unclose Last Line: And then I woke -- to find that I was well! | |||
ON softest pillows my dim eyes unclose; No pain, -- delicious weariness instead; Sweet silence broods around the quiet bed, And round me breathes the fragrance of the rose. The moonlight leans against the pane, and shows The little leaves outside in watchful dread Keeping their guard; while with swift, noiseless tread Love in its lovelier service comes and goes. A hand I love brings nectar; near me bends A face I love; ah! it is over! -- this Indeed is heaven. Could I only tell Dear ones whose hearts the sorrow for me rends How easily one meets Death's gentle kiss, -- And then I woke -- to find that I was well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEATH OF AZRON by ALICE MARLAND WELLINGTON ROLLINS HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD by ROBERT BROWNING TO CORINTH by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR TO MYRTILLA OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS BRUCE: HOW KING ROBERT WAS HUNTED BY THE SLEUTH-HOUND by JOHN BARBOUR SONNET: YE POETS by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE WIFE'S WILL by CHARLOTTE BRONTE THE WANDERER: 6. PALINGENSIS: A PRAYER by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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