Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALAS, ALAS! FOR THE SELF-DESTROYED, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: For a fulness emptied into the void Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Destruction; Saints | ||||||||
Alas, alas! for the self-destroyed Vanish as images from a glass, Sink down and die down by hope unbuoyed:''" Alas, alas! Who shall stay their ruinous mass? Besotted, reckless, possessed, decoyed, They hurry to the dolorous pass. Saints fall a-weeping who would have joyed, Sore they weep for a glory that was, For a fulness emptied into the void. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ST. AGNES' EVE by KENNETH FEARING THINKING ABOUT PAUL CELAN by DENISE LEVERTOV THE TEMPTATIONS OF SAINT ANTHONY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY EL SANTO NINO DE ATOCHA by PAT MORA LA SAGRADA FAMILIA by PAT MORA THE VISITATION / LA VISITACION by PAT MORA NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ANUNCIACION by PAT MORA IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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