Poems by Elizabeth Stoddard

by Books Group

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. ... YOU LEFT ME. "70U left me, and the anguish passed, And passed the day, and passed the night--A blank in which my senses failed; Then slowly came an inward light. So plain it reproduced the hours We lived as one,--the books we read, Our quiet walks and pleasant talks--Love, by your spirit was I led? Oh, love, the vision grows too dear, I live in visions--I pursue Them only; come, your rival meet, My future bring, it will be--you! "O FRIEND, BEGIN A LOFTIER SONG." S FRIEND, begin a loftier song. Confusion falls upon your mind; A sense of evil makes you blind; "What use," you say, "is it to be? I know not God, God knows not me!" O friend, begin a loftier song. In other minds you place no You tread your laurels in the You see no Future, Hope has fled, Youth had its dreams, but Youth is dead." O friend, begin a loftier song. "The sweet ideal of past years Speaks in my songs, they are my 66 O FRIEND, BEGIN A LOFTIER SONG I 'll weep no more, I'll sing no lays To bury Youth for idle praise!" O friend, begin a loftier song. Come through the gateway of the Past, Dear friend. The world will hear at last The little songs the poets Do thou with anthems make it ring! "NOW THAT THE PAIN IS GONE, I TOO CAN SMILE." "X TOW that the pain is gone, I too can smile At such a foolish picture; you and me Together in that moonlit summer night, Within the shadow of an aspen-tree. My hand was on your I grew The blood seethed furiously through my heart! But you--Oh, you were saintly calm, and cold; You moved my hand, and said, "'T is best we part!" My face fell on the bands of your fair hair, A moonbeam struck across my hungry eye, 67 68 NOW THAT THE PAIN IS GONE And struck across your balmy crimson I longed to kiss you, and I longed ...

20 pages, Paperback

Published February 5, 2012