(25 July 1829 - 11 February 1862 / London / England)

poet Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal
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Worn Out

Thy strong arms are around me, love
My head is on thy breast;
Low words of comfort come from thee
Yet my soul has no rest.

For I am but a startled thing
Nor can I ever be
Aught save a bird whose broken wing
Must fly away from thee.

I cannot give to thee the love
I gave so long ago,
The love that turned and struck me down
Amid the blinding snow.

I can but give a failing heart
And weary eyes of pain,
A faded mouth that cannot smile
And may not laugh again.

Yet keep thine arms around me, love,
Until I fall to sleep;
Then leave me, saying no goodbye
Lest I might wake, and weep.

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003


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  • Jemme Simbulan (7/21/2012 9:21:00 PM)

    I felt the poem's loneliness and heartache. Pretty amazing.

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  • Alecia Henderson (7/21/2012 4:14:00 AM)

    I love the depth and passion you emote with your intrinsic, image painting words

    Great write

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  • Simon Odhiambo (7/21/2012 3:36:00 AM)

    This comment, I write quietly, lest you wake up and weep again.
    Impressed...

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  • Ramesh T A (7/21/2012 2:55:00 AM)

    Comfort at a tragic moment in life is rare to find! Surely the enjoyer of comfort depicted in the poem is a lucky person though he has nothing to give in return! Love is precious to lose in life more than anything else...! He has love that will bring him all he lost sooner or later in life...!

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  • Angela Reid-wentworth (1/21/2012 2:04:00 PM)

    I think clearly ab out her unfaithful husband, Rosetti.

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