In‘A Hymn to God the Father,’the speaker prays to God that he might be forgiven for all the terrible sins he’s committed. He isn’t responsible for all of the human suffering, but he’s done enough in his own life to feel very guilty about it. The speaker believes that he needs...
21 byDante. It is considered to be one of the world’s great works ofliterature. Divided into three major sections—Inferno,Purgatorio, andParadiso—the poem traces the journey of Dante from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the Beatific Vision of God....
He shows his gratitude to the “ master,” i.e., the god, for saving his life and sings a poem about how the giant oak trees and caves disrespect the torrent’s voice. The bard curses the brutal king as he silences all the Cambrian bards, they will come back with hundred arms to...
Aeneid, Latin epic poem written from about 30 to 19 bce by the Roman poet Virgil. Composed in hexameters, about 60 lines of which were left unfinished at his death, the Aeneid incorporates the various legends of Aeneas and makes him the founder of Roman
My poem is about how I believe this society has changed and has become all about lust, sex, looks, and money. It is about how people are stereotyping Christians, Christianity and God. And it is my prayer to God on what this world needs to do to change.
The night dark and foggy, Along those old roads, Wanton Harlots, Having their payday, Rewarded by a knife, In their gut, Jack the Ripper, Not caring about whom he offends, Knowing the power of the kill, But hell waited, Now torturing his soul, To have him burn in the flames, To...
“Journey of the Magi” Themes Spiritual Death and Rebirth “Journey of the Magi” is a deeply allegorical poem about the pain of spiritual rebirth. It’s worth noting, before looking at the poem directly, that it was written after Eliot himself had just experienced a dramatic conversion to ...
develops. All this has meant taking a break from blog posting. I haven’t quit reading Dickinson, or about her. The latest biography I’ve been reading isLives Like Loaded Gunsby Lyndall Gordon, and there was a little aside that dropped like a bomb in the confetti of my mind. Gordon ...
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Of those so close beside me, which are you? God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there, And learn by going where I have to go. Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how? The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;