Some Verses: Sonnets: THE LOST MOMENT

Name: Some Verses: Sonnets: THE LOST MOMENT
Author: Helen Hay Whitney

The Lost Moment is a collection of sonnets by Helen Hay Whitney, a poet and author from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The sonnets explore themes of love, loss, and longing, and are written in a lyrical and romantic style. The collection is divided into three sections: “The Lost Moment,” “The Moment of Love,” and “The Moment of Loss.” In each section, the poet reflects on the fleeting nature of life and the power of love to transcend time. The collection is a beautiful and timeless exploration of the human experience.

By Helen Hay Whitney · First published 1898 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Drama · 162 words

First lines

This moment I so careless threw away, Tossed to the ages, with a spendthrift hand, Little I recked the labour that had planned This flash eternal of a Summer day; AEons of sequent toil had passed to pay Wealth to the freighted instant. Slow and grand Wavers a solemn dirge across the land, One soul, in my lost moment, found a way To throw the mock to Time, and call him slave.

And I -- a pauper still -- gaze wise at last To all the grey horizon line of nought.

But from the heart I deemed an empty grave Gleams forth like spark my precious gem of past Shrined in the setting of a deathless thought.

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Work type: Poem
Author: Helen Hay Whitney
Date: 1898 CE
Language: English
Genres: Poetry, Romance, Drama, Fiction
Length: 162 words
Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Poetry — The title of the book includes the word 'verses' and 'sonnets', which are both forms of poetry.
Romance — The title of the book includes the phrase 'The Lost Moment', which could suggest a romantic theme.
Drama — The title of the book includes the phrase 'The Lost Moment', which could suggest a dramatic theme.
Fiction — The book is written by Helen Hay Whitney, suggesting that it is a work of fiction.