Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMPOSITION, by GEORGE O'NEIL Poet's Biography First Line: To sleep: perchance to dream ...' he turned his Last Line: And spat into the thames. Subject(s): Dramatists; Plays & Playwrights; Poetry & Poets; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | ||||||||
"To sleep: perchance to dream . . ." He turned his head. And saw day's flare behind the heavy tower. "Ay there's the rub; for in that sleep" -- he said, And stared into the river for an hour. "The pangs of disprized love . . ." He frowned and shifted. Fog crept upon the unawakened town; Out on the muddy flow a dark swan drifted And far along the shore vague bells came down. "The undiscovered country . . ." There he turned And heard a woman weeping in the street, And saw a window where a candle burned And caught the echo of departing feet. "Thus conscience does make cowards . . ." Morning drew Pale silver to the marsh through willow stems. He scraped the edges of a muddy shoe And spat into the Thames. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 1. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#20): 2. SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL YOUR SHAKESPEARE by MARVIN BELL TO AN ARTIST, TO TAKE HEART by LOUISE BOGAN THE SAVING WAY by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE EXPENSE OF SPIRIT by ALICE FULTON YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY by JAMES GALVIN SHAKESPEARE'S GRAVE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER READING SHAKESPERE by EDWIN MARKHAM ASIAN BIRDS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES YOUR LAD, AND MY LAD by RANDALL PARRISH HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLEY: 1. E.P. ODE POUR L'ELECTION DE SON SEPULCHRE by EZRA POUND |
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