Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE SHADOWS: 29, by DAVID GRAY (1838-1861) Poet's Biography First Line: And thus proceeds the mode of human life Last Line: In the dread bosom of the infinity? Subject(s): Death; Dead, The | ||||||||
And thus proceeds the mode of human life From mystery to mystery again; From God to God, thro' grandeur, grief, and strife, A hurried plunge into the dark inane Whence we had lately sprung. And is't for ever? Ah! sense is blind beyond the gaping clay, And all the eyes of faith can see it never. We know the bright-haired sun will bring the day, Like glorious book of silent prophecy; Majestic night assume her starry throne; The wondrous seasons come and go: but we Die, unto mortal ken for ever gone. Who shall pry further? who shall kindle light In the dread bosom of the infinity? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND IN THE SHADOWS: 19 by DAVID GRAY (1838-1861) |
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