Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRAGEDIES, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

TRAGEDIES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Two kinds there are: the one theatric, bold
Last Line: Yet knows the stars shine silvery and high.
Subject(s): Murder; Soul; Stars; Tragedy


TWO kinds there are: the one theatric, bold --
A murder, maybe, horrible to see,
Lives lost by fire or flood, and bodies cold
That speak some tale of awful agony;

The other, mumming by a milder name:
A human soul that as the days go by
Sinks deeper down into some pit of shame,
Yet knows the stars shine silvery and high.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net