Poems (Sharpless)/"I Have Never Received an Arrow with a Barb"
"I have never received an arrow with a barb"
No arrow with a barb sayst thou,
Hath refuge found with thee?
Then whence that anguish on thy brow
That oft-times saddens me?
I know that pride would bid thee quell
Memories thou ever deemest weak,
But ah! the tale thou canst not tell
Thine eye and brow are quick to speak.
Hath refuge found with thee?
Then whence that anguish on thy brow
That oft-times saddens me?
I know that pride would bid thee quell
Memories thou ever deemest weak,
But ah! the tale thou canst not tell
Thine eye and brow are quick to speak.
I know that pity brings no balm;
But surely sympathy like mine
So deep, so true, might breathe a calm
E'en o'er a heart as proud as thine.
No confidence I crave from thee,
No secret that thou fain wouldst keep;
Enough to force the tears from me,
That if it dared, thy heart would weep.
But surely sympathy like mine
So deep, so true, might breathe a calm
E'en o'er a heart as proud as thine.
No confidence I crave from thee,
No secret that thou fain wouldst keep;
Enough to force the tears from me,
That if it dared, thy heart would weep.