Longing

Portrait of Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold 1822–1888

Come to me in my dreams, and then By day I shall be well again! For so the night will more than pay The hopeless longing of the day.

Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times, A messenger from radiant climes, And smile on thy new world, and be As kind to others as to me!

Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth, Come now, and let me dream it truth, And part my hair, and kiss my brow, And say, My love why sufferest thou?

Come to me in my dreams, and then By day I shall be well again! For so the night will more than pay The hopeless longing of the day.

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  1. Kyle United States

    This poem is powerful.. touching.. amazing. It provides a weatlh of millions of emotions. It is amazing with how much force words can effect the mind.. the heart.. a person.

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