The Thief

Thou robb’st my days of business and delights,

Of sleep thou robb’st my nights ;

Ah, lovely thief, what wilt thou do?

What? rob me of heaven too?

Even in my prayers thou hauntest me:

And I, with wild idolatry,

Begin to God, and end them all to thee.

Is it a sin to love, that it should thus

Like an ill conscience torture us?

Whate’er I do, where’er I go-

None guiltless e’er was haunted so!-

Still, still, methinks, thy face I view,

And still thy shape does me pursue,

As if, not you me, but I had murdered you.

From books I strive some remedy to take,

But thy name all the letters make;

Whate’er ’tis writ, I find thee there,

Like points and commas everywhere.

Me blessed for this let no man hold,

For I, as Midas did of old,

Perish by turning every thing to gold.

What do I seek, alas, or why do I

Attempt in vain from thee to fly?

For, making thee my deity,

I gave thee then ubiquity.

My pains resemble hell in this:

The divine presence there too is,

But to torment men, not to give them bliss.

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Poems in English 

• The Poetic Principle by Mark Olynyk by Poetry In English
• She and Drugs by Mark R Slaughter by Poetry In English
• The Other Side of Panic by Martina Reisz Newberry by Poetry In English
• Sculpture of Debris on the Waterfront by Martina Reisz Newberry by Poetry In English
• Question mark remarks by Mark Miller by Poetry In English
• The joyful things in life by Martin Smith by Poetry In English
• The Frantic by Mark Miller by Poetry In English
• Postures by Martina Reisz Newberry by Poetry In English
• The End of the Argument by Martina Reisz Newberry by Poetry In English
• My Father’s Hats by Mark Irwin by Poetry In English
• The Dreadful Has Already Happened by Mark Strand by Poetry In English
• The Dragon and The Unicorn by Mary Etta Metcalf by Poetry In English
• Please Don’t Judas Me by Mark Miller by Poetry In English
• Never Sure Which You Are by Mary Etta Metcalf by Poetry In English
• The Last Wolf by Mary TallMountain by Poetry In English
• Nestling by Mark R Slaughter by Poetry In English
• The Homeless Man by Mary TallMountain by Poetry In English
• My Words Embrace by Mary Etta Metcalf by Poetry In English
• Telescope by Mark R Slaughter by Poetry In English
• My Mother On An Evening In Late Summer by Mark Strand by Poetry In English

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