Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PLACE OF A SKULL', by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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THE PLACE OF A SKULL', by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O seat of pain! Whence agony
Last Line: Centre and calmly rest in thee
Subject(s): Skulls


O seat of pain! whence agony
Through all thy church, thy body, flows!
We gaze upon thy brimming woes,
And all our Uvea are torn with thee.

Yet, ghastly Skull, the dome of mind,
The throne of regal power, thou.
Whereby the willing fealties bow.
The homages of all mankind.

Thou art the Head! From thee the nerves
Of farthest nations radiate,
And vital thrills of home and state
Fly swift along their shining curves.

Yea, clothed Skull, no longer bare.
With black and hollow eyes of death.
Dear Beauty's form and living breath
Are in the aspect thou dost wear.

No eyes so tender, lips so sweet.
No flesh so kindly warm as thine.
And in thy countenance divine
All gracious lovelinesses meet.

Place of a skull! Oh, Calvary!
The hope, the might, the Joy, the worth.
The confidence of all the earth,
Centre and calmly rest in thee





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