Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH OF CONSTANTINE KANARIS, by KARL WILHELM MULLER Poet's Biography First Line: I am constantine kanaris Last Line: Till I rise from earth again! Alternate Author Name(s): Muller, Wilhelm Subject(s): Epitaphs; God; Graves; Tombs; Tombstones | ||||||||
I AM Constantine Kanaris. I, who lie beneath this stone, Twice into the air in thunder Have the Turkish galleys blown. In my bed I died -- a Christian, Hoping straight with Christ to be; Yet one earthly wish is buried Deep within the grave with me -- That upon the open ocean, When the third Armada came, They and I had died together, Whirled aloft on wings of flame. Yet 'tis something that they've laid me In a land without a stain: Keep it thus, my God and Saviour, Till I rise from earth again! | 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 ALEXANDER YPSILANTI by KARL WILHELM MULLER |
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