Possession's Anguish

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Title:     Possession's Anguish
Author: Laurence Alma-Tadema [More Titles by Alma-Tadema]

One tree in my garden, one tree
Out of all the forests of the world:
One little ship afloat upon the sea,
One shell beneath the waves, flawless and pearled:

One rose on my bower, one rose
For a day to scatter on the grass:
One shifting star agleam where the wind blows,
One gem upheld, that all may share who pass:

One heart to be ached for, one heart
Out of all the bosoms that are here:
One fragile hope alive, the starver's part,
One joy already faint and pale with fear:

One flame in the darkness, one flame
For the night to sever with a breath:
One poor faith fettered to a mortal name--
And over all, the beating wings of death....

[The end]
Laurence Alma-Tadema's poem: Possession's Anguish

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