Tears In Sleep Poem by Louise Bogan

Tears In Sleep

Rating: 3.6


All night the cocks crew, under a moon like day,
And I, in the cage of sleep, on a stranger's breast,
Shed tears, like a task not to be put away---
In the false light, false grief in my happy bed,
A labor of tears, set against joy's undoing.
I would not wake at your word, I had tears to say.
I clung to the bars of the dream and they were said,
And pain's derisive hand had given me rest
From the night giving off flames, and the dark renewing.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 19 May 2014

Tears in sleep, I can relate to.this

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Louis 26 February 2018

wow... I love this I would not wake at your words, I had tears to say... nice

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 11 June 2021

Poignant and deeply touching. Beautiful poem.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 June 2021

Congratulations being chosen as the Classic Poem Of The Day, most deserving!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 June 2021

Her ability is unique in its strict adherence to lyrical forms, while maintaining a high emotional pitch: she was preoccupied with exploring the perpetual disparity of heart and mind..5 Stars for this touching poem, exceptional

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Luis A. Estable 11 June 2021

There is much in these lines, but I`ll say one thing. Grief can`t be false just as death can`t either. One can fake grief as one can fake death. But your words here of false grief sounds wrong. Grief as an absolute as death is, too, It can`t be false

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Mahtab Bangalee 22 November 2019

Shed tears, like a task not to be put away- - In the false light, false grief in my happy bed, A labor of tears, set against joy's undoing./// excellent poetic expression on sadness

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