Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN IDEALIST, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poet's Biography First Line: Last night I left him very ill Last Line: He fares farther on. Subject(s): Death; Faces; Idealism; Life; Soul; Dead, The | ||||||||
Last night I left him very ill: Cover his face; it is too still, It is too cold and stark. These were the words I read in his eyes As he turned toward the Dark: The winds of death blow all lights out, As a man goes to the tomb, Save the one candle light of faith That flickers in the gloom. His mind gutters and smokes in his brain, And desire's flame fades out, But always there is one faint beam Throwing before him a brave gleam, And denying life is only a dream Wrought by an atom-rout. These were his words. Cover his face; Soul from it has gone. Light a candle in its place: He fares farther on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A CHARM TO BRING CHILDREN (EGYPT, A.D. 100) by CALE YOUNG RICE |
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