I am Lonely by George Eliot
George Eliot read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\n\n---------------------------------------------\n\nI am Lonely\nby George Eliot (1819 \u2013 1880)\n\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.