|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POLAR QUEST, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Unconquerably, men venture on the quest
Last Line: To find the mystic floodway of the north.
Subject(s): Explorers; North Pole; Sea; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers; Ocean
First Line: Unconquerably, men venture on the quest
Last Line: To find the mystic floodway of the north.
Subject(s): Explorers; North Pole; Sea; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers; Ocean
UNCONQUERABLY, men venture on the quest
And seek an ocean amplitude unsailed,
Cold, virgin, awful. Scorning ease and rest,
And heedless of the heroes who have failed,
They face the ice floes with a dauntless zest.
The polar quest! Life's offer to the strong!
To pass beyond the pale, to do and dare,
Leaving a name that stirs us like a song.
And making captive some strange Otherwhere,
Though grim the conquest, and the labor long,
Forever courage kindles, faith moves forth
To find the mystic floodway of the North.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER
JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS
BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS
CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS
THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS
BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON