Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHO SHALL MY WANDERING THOUGHTS STEADY & FIX, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: And having died thou shalt see all things after Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Death; Evil; Sin | ||||||||
Who shall my wandering thoughts steady & fix When I go forth into the world and gaze Around me, thinking on mens evil ways I wonder in myself to see how mix Evil & good; beyond the Sleepy Styx All things shall be unravelled whoso lays These things to heart after the settled days Shall know all. Even as a dog that licks Your hand whom tears chide not away nor laughter So to your souls clingeth the taint of crime Shall it be ever so? & if not why? The river bed is full of filthy slime And so our heart is lined with wonder: die And having died thou shalt see all things after. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN STREAMS OF NEVIS by GALWAY KINNELL CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by MARIANNE MOORE 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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