Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Friendly it stands, that inn upon the plain Last Line: What inn it was, or by whom tenanted. Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Soul; Travel; Wine; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
FRIENDLY it stands, that Inn upon the plain, And keen the lamps burn through the cryptic night. How jocund sound the voices, and how bright The cheer! How warm the housing from the rain! The traveler, once arrived, forgets the long, Blank journey leading thither; all the dim, Mysterious days are nothing now to him, Seated amidst the food and wine and song. But when, the reckoning paid, his comrades fled, He steps upon the road and moves away, His soul is puzzled sore -- he can not say What Inn it was, or by whom tenanted. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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