Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
Monday, May 26, 2003

By-And-Bye Comments

Rating: 3.1

‘By-and-bye, ’ the maiden sighed – ‘by-and-bye
He will claim me for his bride,
Hope is strong and time is fleet;
Youth is fair, and love is sweet,
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Shaun Cronick 08 May 2020

Will hope ever shine well that's up to reader. This poem is so ambiguous in a few places..

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Sara Betru 16 June 2015

I think is a heartfelt poem, a serious wondering of whether our hopes do come true. I think it was written during a time of doubt, when prayer seem unanswered and hope darkens... but i think is marvelously executed.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
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