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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE EPHEMERALNESS OF BEAUTY, by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O cruel thou, while yet the best Last Line: "why have I lost my pristine pep?" Alternate Author Name(s): F. P. A. Subject(s): Beauty | |||
O CRUEL thou, while yet the best Is thine of Beauty's fair bequest, When that thy pride shall have a fall, Thy locks decrease to none at all; When pale hath grown thy rosy cheek, And dull become thy glance, and weak— Whene'er thou gazest in the glass, Then shalt thou, sighing, say: "Alas! Why, when my heart was young and gay Lacked I the wisdom of to-day? Or, now that faltering is my step, Why have I lost my pristine pep?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHANE ONEILLS CAIRN by ROBINSON JEFFERS LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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