Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INSUFFICIENCY (1), by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

INSUFFICIENCY (1), by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: When I attain to utter forth in verse
Last Line: Fit peroration without let or thrall.
Subject(s): Soul; Writing & Writers


WHEN I attain to utter forth in verse
Some inward thought, my soul throbs audibly
Along my pulses, yearning to be free
And something farther, fuller, higher, rehearse,
To the individual, true, and the universe,
In consummation of right harmony:
But, like a wind-exposed distorted tree,
We are blown against for ever by the curse
Which breathes through Nature. Oh, the world is weak!
The effluence of each is false to all,
And what we best conceive we fail to speak.
Wait, soul, until thine ashen garments fall,
And then resume thy broken strains, and seek
Fit peroration without let or thrall.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net