Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff LongingI am not sorry for my soul That it must go unsatisfied, For it can live a thousand times, Eternity is deep and wide.I am not sorry for my soul, But oh, my body that must go Back to a little drift of dust Without the joy it longed to know. Sara Teasedale: Desert Pools American Indian Heritage Month Sara Teasedale: Pity .com/t/poetry/rivers-to-the-sea/longing.html Sources Our Common Sources