Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OPPORTUNITY, by EDWIN MARKHAM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In an old city by the storied shores Last Line: "o traveler, tomorrow is too late!" Subject(s): Opportunity | ||||||||
In an old city by the storied shores, Where the bright summit of Olympus soars, A cryptic statue mounted toward the light Heel-winged, tip-toed, and poised for instant flight. "O statue, tell your name," a traveler cried; And solemnly the marble lips replied: "Men call me Opportunity. I lift My wingèd feet from earth to show how swift My flight, how short my stay How Fate is ever waiting on the way." "But why that tossing ringlet on your brow?" "That men may seize me any moment: Now, Now is my other name; today my date; O traveler, tomorrow is too late!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OPPORTUNITY by JOHN JAMES INGALLS OPPORTUNITY by NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI OPPORTUNITY by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL DIS ALITER VISUM; OR, LE BYRON DE NOS JOURS by ROBERT BROWNING THE GOLDEN TEXT by GEORGE FREDERICK CAMERON |
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