Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STANZAS, ON PLANTING A BAY-TREE AT THE GRAVE OF CHURCHILL, by JOHN CHALK CLARIS First Line: Above the bard's neglected grave Last Line: "which tells ""here churchill lies!" Alternate Author Name(s): Brooke, Arthur Subject(s): Churchill, Charles (1731-1764); Graves; Poetry & Poets; Praise; Tombs; Tombstones | ||||||||
XX. I. ABOVE the bard's neglected grave We plant thee, honouring bay! Here verdantly thy boughs shall wave Triumphant o'er decay. Fit emblem of the fadeless fame Which, like thy living wreath, The Muse has twined around the name Of him who sleeps beneath. II. We plant thee in no pomp of grief To add one shade to gloom; Then freshly spring, unwithering leaf, And grace the Poet's tomb; Where Friendship soon may cease to mourn, Soon Love forget to weep, Yet Fame shall o'er her favourite's urn Unwearied vigils keep. III. We plant thee not for him whose lips Are hushedwhose heart is cold The spirit wrapped in death's eclipse Heeds not its mortal mould! But thou, here flourishing alone, Mayest guide the wandering eyes Of him who seeks the lowly stone Which tells "Here Churchill lies!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GRAVE OF MRS. HEMANS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS NOT TO BE DWELLED ON by HEATHER MCHUGH ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON ETRUSCAN TOMB by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL A NIGHT THOUGHT; WRITTEN IN ILLNESS by JOHN CHALK CLARIS AN INVITATION TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF THE POET MOORE by JOHN CHALK CLARIS |
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