503. I am Lonely by George Eliot
b'G Eliot read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nI am Lonely\\nby George Eliot (1819 \\u2013 1880)\\n\\nFrom "The Spanish Gypsy"\\n\\nThe world is great: the birds all fly from me,\\nThe stars are golden fruit upon a tree\\nAll out of reach: my little sister went,\\nAnd I am lonely.\\n\\nThe world is great: I tried to mount the hill\\nAbove the pines, where the light lies so still,\\nBut it rose higher: little Lisa went\\nAnd I am lonely.\\n\\nThe world is great: the wind comes rushing by.\\nI wonder where it comes from; sea birds cry\\nAnd hurt my heart: my little sister went,\\nAnd I am lonely.\\n\\nThe world is great: the people laugh and talk,\\nAnd make loud holiday: how fast they walk!\\nI\'m lame, they push me: little Lisa went,\\nAnd I am lonely.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 19 May 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'