Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POISONED ARROW, by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER


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First Line: All wounded sore he lay upon my path
Last Line: Within his hand he held a bow unstrung.
Alternate Author Name(s): Sigerson, Dora; Shorter, Mrs. Clement
Subject(s): Friendship - False Friends; Murder; Fair Weather Friends


ALL wounded sore he lay upon my path,
His piteous moans his woeful need confessed;
I stooped to find his hurt with searching hand—
A poisoned arrow pierced his panting breast.

He had a friend who dwelt beside the way,
And, running swift, I called to him for aid:
"Your comrade lies all wounded to his death;
Some secret foe a havoc here has made."

Deaf to my call, I saw him crouch and creep,
Screened in a laurel's shade, the leaves among
He moved to pry and peer and pry again—
Within his hand he held a bow unstrung.





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