Author Barry Cornwall Nothing can vie with Sorrow in excess: Hope's gay, and Fear is strange, and Joy grows wild; Yet each hath shows of reason. Grief alone Amidst her pomp is high fantastical. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments