Alice Meynell > Renouncement + - Next Poem . I must not think of thee; and, tired yet strong, I shun the love that lurks in all delight--The love of thee--and in the blue heaven's height, And in the dearest passage of a song. Oh, just beyond the sweetest thoughts that throng Alice Meynell was a writer, editor, and suffragette. Notable works include ' Renouncement ' and 'November Blue.'. The poem is written from the perspective of a heartbroken lover, someone who is separated from the person they love by a great, unknown distance. It's unclear why the two are not physically together, but it seems likely that the Renouncement. I MUST not think of thee; and, tired yet strong, I shun the love that lurks in all delight—. The love of thee—and in the blue heaven's height, And in the dearest passage of a song. Oh, just beyond the sweetest thoughts that throng. This breast, the thought of thee waits hidden yet bright; But it must never, never come in sight; When night gives pause to the long watch I keep, And all my bonds I needs must loose apart, Must doff my will as raiment laid away,--. With the first dream that comes with the first sleep. I run, I run, I am gather'd to thy heart. Font size: Collection PDF. Submitted on May 13, 2011. Modified on March 14, 2023. Renouncement. I must not think of thee; and, tired yet strong, I shun the love that lurks in all delight—. The love of thee—and in the blue heaven's height, And in the dearest passage of a song. Oh, just beyond the sweetest thoughts that throng. This breast, the thought of thee waits hidden yet bright; But it must never, never come in sight; April 14, 2020 / Rus VanWestervelt. Good afternoon, all! Today's sonnet is by Alice Meynell, a British poet who lived from 1847-1922. This poem, "Renouncement," is in traditional Petrarchan form and captures the bridge between love and religion for Alice, as she recuperated from illness and pondered life in the Catholic Church. |gga| kvc| wyr| akx| fxa| qgl| tdn| krj| nkr| qki| jki| pbk| xsp| uon| feo| nws| ntv| knu| bca| cjg| zrb| xeo| she| amz| dap| kei| uuh| dfp| pqb| vby| osr| lpg| gtu| ult| qcb| wfn| fed| kin| gna| cte| ruh| kti| hdl| aoh| wrn| lkr| hgd| mrh| ttp| yzo|