Arts & Sciences
A Song for the Asking
From An American Anthology (1900)
Arts & Sciences
A song! What songs have died
Upon the earth,
Voices of love and pride—
Of tears and mirth?
Fading as hearts forget,
As shadows flee!
Vain is the voice of song,
And yet—
I sing to thee!
A song! What ocean shell
Were silent long,
If in thy touch might dwell
Its all of song?
A song? Then near my heart
Thy cheek must be,
For, like the shell, it sings—
Sweet Heart—
To thee, of thee!
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MLA
Ticknor, Francis Orray. “A Song for the Asking.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ticknor_fo/5/.
Chicago
Ticknor, Francis Orray. “A Song for the Asking.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ticknor_fo/5/.
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