Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SERAPH AND THE POET, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The seraph sings before the manifest Last Line: Sing, seraph, -- poet, -- sing on equally! Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Songs | ||||||||
THE seraph sings before the manifest God-One, and in the burning of the Seven, And with the full life of consummate Heaven Heaving beneath him like a mother's breast Warm with her first-born's slumber in that nest. The poet sings upon the earth grave-riven, Before the naughty world, soon self-forgiven For wronging him, -- and in the darkness prest From his own soul by worldly weights. Even so, Sing, seraph with the glory! heaven is high; Sing, poet with the sorrow! earth is low: The universe's inward voices cry 'Amen' to either song of joy and woe: Sing, seraph, -- poet, -- sing on equally! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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