When a Lover is a Beggar Poem by Emily Dickinson

When a Lover is a Beggar

Rating: 4.8


When a Lover is a Beggar
Abject is his Knee -
When a Lover is an Owner
Different is he -

What he begged is then the Beggar -
Oh disparity -
Bread of Heaven resents bestowal
Like an obloquy -

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Renganathan 27 November 2016

Bread of Heaven resents bestowal Like an obloquy -.....these lines touch the heart....because it speaks the truth...superb beyond rating-

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* Sunprincess * 22 January 2016

..............a poem with an interesting theme....and nicely penned ★

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Emily Dickinson

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