Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FUTILITY, by CLAUDE GEORGE WILSON First Line: Man is a dying lonely ghost crying Last Line: His breast. Subject(s): Birth; Men; Child Birth; Midwifery | ||||||||
Man is a dying lonely ghost crying For rest -- For death That begins with birth In a darkened womb. One breath, And a spade of earth On a darker tomb -- Man is a fleeting, naked thing, beating His breast. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I AM AFRAID OF TURNING THE PAGE by CATE MARVIN ACCIDENTS OF BIRTH by WILLIAM MEREDITH ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS CURRICULUM VITAE by LISEL MUELLER FOUND IN THE CABBAGE PATCH by LISEL MUELLER |
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