Henry Scott-Holland. "Death Is Nothing At All." Family Friend Poems, https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/death-is-nothing-at-all-by-henry-scott-holland Next Poem Read More Famous Death PoemsLiked this Poem? You might also like … Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep By Clare Harner ...
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The latter poem shows a tension between childlike struggles for faith and the too easy faith of conventional believers, and Emily Dickinson's anger, therefore, is directed against her own puzzlement and the double-dealing of religious leaders. It is a frenetic satire that contains a cry of ang...
It is an unquenchable flame - nothing can resist it. We cannot but recall the rapturous language of one who himself was an example of the highest devotedness to the Saviour, who rejoiced over death and the grave in the consciousness of victory through him from whose love nothing can ...
Herbert does not say. Cannot say, in fact. No one can. Does the silence after the final line signify emptiness (nothing at all), or absolute wholeness (God all in all)? Your answer will shape your religious practice. Our second poem, “Life,” surprises us when we discover it’s real...
arrogant figure who thinks that it can conquer all. However, Donne challenges this notion, arguing that death is not as powerful as it may seem. In fact, he goes on to say that death is nothing more than a temporary state, and that those who die will eventually rise again to eternal ...
In John Donne's Holy Sonnet X "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee", the speaker rebukes the concept of death, taking away from it all its power to terrify and confuse the heart and mind of humankind. At first glance, it may seem the speaker is personifying ...
Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there. I do not die. Hear it: A beautiful musical version of this poem is available as a free download from Irish folksinger Shaz Oye. Posted in Grief and Mother-Loss, Latest Posts | 3 Responses » Tags: Death, Faith, Grief, Mother,...
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Death, in this poem, is both ordinary and eerie—and perhaps it’s all the more eerie because it’s so ordinary. As the poem’s speaker watches the people in the house across the road deal with the aftermath of a death, he’s able to predict all the rituals that are about to take...