Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS WRITTEN TO BOUTS-RIMES: 4, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I said within myself: I am a fool Last Line: Die if thou wilt; but what hast thou to fear? Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Hearts; Life; Memory; Soul | ||||||||
I said within myself: I am a fool To sigh ever for that which being gone Cannot return: the sun shines as it shone; Rejoice: -- but who can be made glad by rule? My heart and soul and spirit are no tool To play with and direct; my cheek is wan With memory; and ever and anon I weep feeling life is a weary school. There is much noise and bustle in the street; It used to be so, and it is so now; All are the same, and will be many a year. Spirit, that canst not break and wilt not bow, Fear not the cold, thou who hast borne the heat; -- Die if thou wilt; but what hast thou to fear? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON 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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