Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COWARD, by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, to lie on the earth now, with eyes to the ground Last Line: But the light of a changeless star. ... Subject(s): Conduct Of Life | ||||||||
OH, to lie on the earth now, with eyes to the ground, And to see nothingnothing, While the world goes jangling round. ... Oh, to lie in the leaves now, alone with my pain, And to feel nothingnothing, But the soft, cool drops of the rain. ... Oh, to lie on the hills now, in the deep of the snow, And to hear nothingnothing, While the day shrieks on below. ... Oh, to lie on the wind now, soaring afar, And to know nothingnothing, But the light of a changeless star. ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD by MATTHEA HARVEY SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN MY LIFE: YET WE INSIST THAT LIFE IS FULL OF HAPPY CHANCE by LYN HEJINIAN CHAPTER HEADING by ERNEST HEMINGWAY PUNK HALF PANTHER by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA A CERTAIN MAN by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA GREEN-STRIPED MELONS by JANE HIRSHFIELD LIKE THE SMALL HOLE BY THE PATH-SIDE SOMETHING LIVES IN by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BLESSING FOR THE BLESSED by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA |
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