I am shut out of mine own heart
I am shut out of mine own heart
Original Text
The Verse of Christopher Brennan, ed. A. R. Chisholm and J. J. Quinn (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1960): 87. PR 6003 R352A17 Robarts Library
1I am shut out of mine own heart
2because my love is far from me,
3nor in the wonders have I part
4that fill its hidden empery:
5the wildwood of adventurous thought
6and lands of dawn my dream had won,
7the riches out of Faery brought
8are buried with our bridal sun.
9And I am in a narrow place,
10and all its little streets are cold,
11because the absence of her face
12has robb'd the sullen air of gold.
13My home is in a broader day:
14at times I catch it glistening
15thro' the dull gate, a flower'd play
16and odour of undying spring:
17the long days that I lived alone,
18sweet madness of the springs I miss'd,
19are shed beyond, and thro' them blown
20clear laughter, and my lips are kiss'd:
21--and here, from mine own joy apart,
22I wait the turning of the key:--
23I am shut out of mine own heart
24because my love is far from me.
Publication Start Year
1914
Publication Notes
Poems 1913 (1914). See Australian Poets eTexts Project, The Sydney Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS)
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire; Cameron La Follette
RPO Edition
2011
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