Here, the poet presents his dislike for the physical and sensual life in Ireland; in the second stanza, he talks about what of spiritual life the poet would lead in the golden city of Byzantium, and the third stanza is addressed to the sages of Byzantium to make his soul purged of all ...
None of Callimachus's art survived the death of his civilization, according to the speaker. Even his famous "lamp" (once a symbol of endurance, because it only needed refilling once a year) has burned out and vanished. Yet the poem shows how the memory of Callimachus's spirit endures, ...
About, about, in reel and routThe death-fires danced at night;The water, like a witch's oils,Burnt green, and blue and white.And some in dreams assured wereOf the spirit that plagued us so;Nine fathom deep he had followed usFrom the land of mist and snow.And every tongue, through ...
For a clear-eyed vision of death and decay, something the Anglo Saxons were well acquainted with, readThe Damned Soul Addresses the Body: “Listen, mudball, how come you abused me? You skinbag, all shriveled up at alst, You paid little heed, in your hunt for pleasure, ...
Trying to get along with Death And then untie ourselves from Earth Now we vacation on the moon And yes, we’ve flown beyond the stars And can you guess where I just sent this from? I’ll give you a hint- It’s Mars Now we can grow your bones for you ...
Shel Silverstein is best known as an author of children's poetry. Before his death in 1999, he had established himself as both a songwriter and an author. Biography Poems Poem Guide by Emma Baldwin B.A. English (Minor: Creative Writing), B.F.A. Fine Art, B.A. Art Histories In ‘...
This contrasts greatly with the image of Dickinson as the Wednesday Addams ofdeathpoetry, hiding in her lovelorn room. Read enough biographies and statements by those who knew Dickinson, and one gets the impression that while Dickinson grew increasingly insular, she never lost her humor, nor her...
Gerard Leigh (1562) later added rose, cross moline and double-quartrefoil (an eight-petalled flower) to make it up to nine—see notes to Stanza X). After the father’s death, the eldest son inherits his sire’s undifferenced arms (in Scotland) and other sons who matriculate arms lose...
To dance with death, to beat the ground, Than that the victor Hours should scorn The long result of love, and boast, ‘Behold the man that loved and lost, But all he was is overworn.’ II. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ...