Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CREATED CLAY, by VIRGIL BROWNE First Line: I stood today on a mound of clay Last Line: The breath of god. Subject(s): Death; Rest; Soul; Dead, The | ||||||||
I stood today on a mound of clay Where soon my body will be laid away, My bones near those whom I love will lie And dissolve with the sod -- Yet, I shall not die! My spirit will soar to find its own As here on earth, it came unknown. My loved ones soon to follow me, Will be placed in this clay That I now see. Their souls will take their winged flight, To find my soul, through the long dark night Who knows -- it may not be dark 'neath the sod, Since created clay has felt The breath of God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN TRULY GREAT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES AGAINST THEM WHO LAY UNCHASTITY TO THE SEX OF WOMAN by WILLIAM HABINGTON |
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