Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OCTAVES: 4, by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

OCTAVES: 4, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: While we are drilled in error, we are lost
Last Line: Of god, to know enough to be alive.


While we are drilled in error, we are lost
Alike to truth and usefulness. We think
We are great warriors now, and we can brag,
Like Titans; but the world is growing young,
And we, the fools of time, are growing with it: --
We do not fight to-day, we only die;
We are too proud of death, and too ashamed
Of God, to know enough to be alive.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


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