Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHURCH-COUNSELLOR PROMETHEUS, by HEINRICH HEINE Poet's Biography First Line: Good sir paulus, noble robber Last Line: Not one solitary candle! Subject(s): Crime & Criminals; Goddesses & Gods; Mythology | ||||||||
GOOD Sir Paulus, noble robber, All the gods are on thee gazing With their brows in anger knitted, Furious at the theft amazing Thou hast practised in Olympus -- Sorry for it they will make thee! Fear the fate of poor Prometheus If Jove's bailiffs overtake thee! Worse indeed his theft, because he Stole the light in heaven dwelling To enlighten us weak mortals -- Thou didst steal the works of Schelling, Just the opposite of light, -- nay, Darkness we can feel and handle Like the old Egyptian darkness, -- Not one solitary candle! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEDTIME READING FOR THE UNBORN CHILD by KHALED MATTAWA EAST OF CARTHAGE: AN IDYLL by KHALED MATTAWA SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 7 by CONRAD AIKEN VICARIOUS ATONEMENT by RICHARD ALDINGTON NOTHING ABOUT THE MOMENT by LUCILLE CLIFTON VENUS IN A GARDEN by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON AN OFFERING FOR TARA by GARY SNYDER |
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