Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO SONNETS: 2, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: Which is the greater thing? To dwell on high Last Line: And armour god's weak shoulders could not bear. | ||||||||
Which is the greater thing? To dwell on high As God does, far apart from all the cares Of mankind, kissed by heavenly golden airs And all the countless flower-scents of the sky, Or Christ-like and Prometheus-like to die? Which is the nobler? Man who suffers long? Or God who guards himself with fence of song From sight of sorrow and from sound of sigh? Which is the grander? God with silken hair Smooth, fragrant, combed, anointed,or the grim Blood-stained and sweat-stained form that faces him? Man wounded, marred, yet terrible and fair: With hand on red sword jagged along the rim And armour God's weak shoulders could not bear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A PRAYER by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A VINDICATION by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ACTOR'S REMINISCENCES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN MESSAGES by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (1) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) ENVOI: DEATH (2) by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 1. THE GREAT WAVE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 10. SOUL-PAIN by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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