Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEEK CANDIDATES FOR GRAVE SPACE, by LEO KENNEDY Poet's Biography First Line: In shrouds distinct, on palls apart Last Line: To bid corruption start. Subject(s): Death; Graves; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones | ||||||||
In shrouds distinct, on palls apart The latest ones to tire Arrange their waxen limbs with care And piously expire. A common hope dilates each breast, One spark glows in each eye, A spasm uniform to all Provokes the strength to die. The lips creased deep with pain compose A feverish syllable, The halting tongue revives to phrase The name impeccable, And "God," emits the swooning brain, And "Love," taps out the heart, And "Death," concludes the failing breath, To bid corruption start. | 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 |
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