Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VIRGIL'S TOMB, by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS Poet's Biography First Line: On an olive crested steep Last Line: The tinkling of the bells. Subject(s): Italy; Virgil (70-19 B.c.); Italians; Vergil | ||||||||
"CECINI PASCUA, RURA, DUCES" ON an olive-crested steep Hanging o'er the dusty road, Lieth in his last abode, Wrapped in everlasting sleep, He who in the days of yore Sang of pastures, sang of farms, Sang of heroes and their arms, Sang of passion, sang of war. When the lark at dawning tells, Herald like, the coming day, And along the dusty way Comes the sound of tinkling bells, Rising to the tomb aloft, While some modern Corydon Drives his bleating cattle on From the stable to the croft: Then the soul of Virgil seems To awaken from its dreams, To sing again the melodies Of which he often tells, -- The music of the birds, The lowing of the herds, The tinkling of the bells. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN HELL WITH VIRG AND DAN: CANTO 17 by CAROLYN KIZER DIDO OF TUNISIA by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY PUBLIUS VERGILUS MARO, THE MADISON AVENUE HICK by JOHN UPDIKE VIRGILS GNAT by EDMUND SPENSER AN EPISTLE: ADDRESSED TO SIR THOMAS HAMNER (1) by WILLIAM COLLINS (1721-1759) VIRGIDEMIAE: BOOK 1: SATIRE 6 by JOSEPH HALL ON A LEAF FROM THE TOMB OF VIRGIL by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS SONNET: 9. DANTE AND VIRGIL by HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL THE ROSARY by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS A HEALTH AT THE FORD by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS A OUTRANCE (FRANCE, SEVENTEENTH CENTURY) by ROBERT CAMERON ROGERS |
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