Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NIRVANA, by ELIZABETH N. BARR First Line: The all-embracing mother wraps herself about me Last Line: O love, it is so lovely to be dead! Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Dead, The; Paradise | ||||||||
The all-embracing Mother wraps herself about me, The all-enduring Dream enfolds my head, Toiling and seeking they go on without me, Not dreaming it is lovely to be dead! I, that once knew the lure of airy purple Whose soul leaped up to meet the dawn of spring, Who strove in sweat and tears to learn life's purpose, Am come to nothing -- nothing do I bring. Now would the sweetest singing be a burden, The melody of harps would be a dread, Even the voice of you goes by unheeded, O Love, it is so lovely to be dead! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, WHEN by DORIANNE LAUX IF THIS IS PARADISE by DORIANNE LAUX |
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