Once Love grew bold and arrogant of air,
Proud of the youth that made him fresh and fair;
So unto Grief he spake, “What right hast thou
To part or parcel of this heart?” Grief's brow
Was darkened with the storm of inward strife;
Thrice smote he Love as only he might dare,
And Love, pride purged, was chastened all his life.
Love's Chastening
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Poem topics: heart, life, pride, fresh, bold, storm, youth, strife, grief, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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