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Poem by Thomas Hardy


Let Me Enjoy


I

Let me enjoy the earth no less
Because the all-enacting Might
That fashioned forth its loveliness
Had other aims than my delight.

II

About my path there flits a Fair,
Who throws me not a word or sign;
I’ll charm me with her ignoring air,
And laud the lips not meant for mine.

III

From manuscripts of moving song
Inspired by scenes and dreams unknown
I’ll pour out raptures that belong
To others, as they were my own.

IV

And some day hence, toward Paradise
And all its blest – if such should be –
I will lift glad, afar-off eyes,
Though it contain no place for me.



Thomas Hardy


Thomas Hardy's other poems:
  1. Afternoon Service at Mellstock
  2. Reluctant Confession
  3. To an Impersonator of Rosalind
  4. When Oats Were Reaped
  5. The Child and the Sage


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