You did not come,
And marching Time drew on, and wore me numb.
Yet less for loss of your dear presence there
Than that I thus found lacking in your make
That high compassion which can overbear
Reluctance for pure lovingkindness' sake
Grieved I, when, as the hope-hour stroked its sum,
You did not come.
You love not me,
And love alone can lend you loyalty;
-I know and knew it. But, unto the store
Of human deeds divine in all but name,
Was it not worth a little hour or more
To add yet this: Once you, a woman, came
To soothe a time-torn man; even though it be
You love not me.
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From guest Danielle (contact)
I believe that it is
"You love not me", not "you love me not"
In this manner it flows more, and is accurate. -
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"You Love not me"
is correct for line numbers 9 & 16. I have checked with several reputable sites and made the necessary correction. Danielle, thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Regards, Von - Oldpoetry Team
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A simple message. Compassion. And the lack in finding it in someone he likes, hurts him more than her simply not coming when she said she would.
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a really nice poem
From guest Dave (contact)
Ilked it alot. It is hard to understand at first, but then you realise what it's about. -
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What about Hardy's lost dead lover, Emma? -
From guest Svetla (contact)
I see people find this poem very sad. Be as it may, the feeling in it is so intense and pure that it makes the emotions beautiful and not sad, but melancholy. -
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From guest Jamie (contact)
studying this poem for an a level presnetation found some opf your comments useful. In my text book it says that the you he refers to my be a woman named Florence Henniker who he met and formed a strong one sided attchment with, and therefore it is a story of his unrequited love. -
very sad poem
Thomas hardy had a strong disbelief in God and in the beginning of this work we are led to believe that he is talking about his lack of faith. However, its not until line 14 that we realize he is referring to a woman. This is when we realize that he is probably talking about his neglect for his wife. He realized later in his marriage he had not been fair to her. Truly sad. -
to me, this poem is about a poor guy can't get laid, even by someone who's easy. it's sad like being rejected by a hooker is sad.
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a typical Hardy poem. A strong scepticism about life even and the universe which is indifferent about human suffering. Love and pain are intermingled and there is a strong expression of regret.
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This is too sad...still a complicated thought...hardy is hard and wonderful...
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"You love me not,
And love alone can lend you loyalty;"
Such a great universal thought in such simple words___ very nice!!! -
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This Poem very sad, since that Thomas Hardy had a wife named Emma that past away in 1912. My guess is that Mr. Hardy wrote this poem talking about his wives death. This Poem is very sad but well wrote and I wish that more people could enjoy this wonderful poem. -
this poem made me very sad.I wonder who is the one he is waiting?His wife?
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I don't know why i'm picking poems that hurt the heart. But this was an excellent verse of lost love and the reconciliation of one's heart to that lost love. He realized it. how sad.
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Wonderful
A soulful poem of love lost and love needed. -
To wait that everlasting hour, alone. I wonder how the missing party would have faired, proberly with far less poetic reward.
Andrew
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