Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GENIUS, by EDWARD LUCAS WHITE First Line: He cried aloud to god: 'the men below' Last Line: "yet, till it is burned out, you must remain." Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
HE cried aloud to God: "The men below Are happy, for I see them come and go, Parents and mates and friends, paired, clothed with love; They heed not, see not, need not me above, -- I am alone here. Grant me love and peace, Or, if not them, grant me at least release." God answered him: "I set you here on high Upon my beacon-tower, you know not why. Your soul-torch by the cruel gale is blown, As desperate as your aching heart is lone. You may not guess but that it shines in vain, Yet, till it is burned out, you must remain." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY THE LAST BOWSTRINGS by EDWARD LUCAS WHITE |
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