Social Commentaries

My Comrade

by Edwin Markham 1852–1940

From The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1899)

Social Commentaries

I never build a song by night or day,
Of breaking ocean or of blowing whin,
But in some wondrous unexpected way,
Like light upon a road, my Love comes in.

And when I go at night upon the hill,
My heart is lifted on mysterious wings:
My Love is there to strengthen and to still,
For she can take away the dread of things.

MLA

Markham, Edwin. “My Comrade.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/39/.

Chicago

Markham, Edwin. “My Comrade.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/39/.

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