Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOPHOCLES' TOMB, by SIMIAS OF THEBES Poet's Biography First Line: Wind gently, ivy, o'er the tomb Last Line: With graces and the muses nine. Alternate Author Name(s): Simmias Of Thebes Subject(s): Graves; Sophocles (496-406 B.c.); Tombs; Tombstones | ||||||||
WIND gently, ivy, o'er the tomb, Gently, where Sophocles is laid; Lend thy green tresses for a shade; Rose-petals all about him bloom: Twine thy lithe tendrils, gadding vine, To praise the cunning of his tongue, The notes in honeyed concert sung With Graces and the Muses nine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GRAVE OF MRS. HEMANS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS NOT TO BE DWELLED ON by HEATHER MCHUGH ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON ETRUSCAN TOMB by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL A DECOY PARTRIDGE by SIMIAS OF THEBES |
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