Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HUMAN NOTE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Through the harmonies of heaven stole a note of throbbing pain Last Line: Yea, the wistful human groping, and the doubt that makes it dear. Subject(s): Earth; Fear; Heaven; Life; Love; Pain; World; Paradise; Suffering; Misery | ||||||||
THROUGH the harmonies of heaven stole a note of throbbing pain, Touched with longing, tinged with sadness, seeming human in its birth; Seeming less the stainless music that is meet for such domain Than the cry of some dazed mortal, yearning backward toward the earth. But it did not sound for ever, this stray note so passionate; Soon the singer, now all-angel, sang with others round the throne: "Glory, glory!" Past, forgotten, life and love beyond the gate, That before had set his singing to a tragic undertone. Yet there vanished then a richness more than psaltery or lute Could outpour, though seraphs plucked them, worshiping the Lord anear; For within that vibrant grieving, now for ever hushed and mute, Lay the pathos of endeavor, hope and heartbreak, love and fear; Yea, the wistful human groping, and the doubt that makes it dear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARTHENOPHIL AND PARTHENOPHE: MADRIGAL 14 by BARNABE BARNES SONNETS IN SHADOWS: 1 by ARLO BATES IN PRAISE OF PAIN by HEATHER MCHUGH THE SYMPATIZERS by JOSEPHINE MILES LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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