Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE THREE COUNSELLORS, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: It was the fairy of the place Last Line: "in which the wars of time shall cease." Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Peace; War; Wisdom | ||||||||
IT was the fairy of the place, Moving within a little light, Who touched with dim and shadowy grace The conflict at its fever height. It seemed to whisper "Quietness," Then quietly itself was gone: Yet echoes of its mute caress Were with me as the years went on. It was the warrior within Who called "Awake, prepare for fight: Yet lose not memory in the din: Make of thy gentleness thy might: "Make of thy silence words to shake The long-enthroned kings of earth: Make of thy will the force to break Their towers of wantonness and mirth." It was the wise all-seeing soul Who counselled neither war nor peace: "Only be thou thyself that goal In which the wars of time shall cease." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 5 by CONRAD AIKEN SONG: NOW THAT SHE IS HERE; FOR JOE-ANNE by HAYDEN CARRUTH WISE: HAVING THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE AND ADOPT THE BEST by LUCILLE CLIFTON WISDOM COMETH WITH THE YEARS by COUNTEE CULLEN FOR RANDALL JARRELL, 1914-1965 by NORMAN DUBIE THE MORTAL WORDS OF ZWEIK by PHILIP LEVINE A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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