Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CRUX VIA CAELORUM: 4, by PATRICK CAREY Poet's Biography First Line: In a dark cave below Last Line: Tempt me, these thoughts will then my mind uphold. Subject(s): Prisons & Prisoners; Spiritual Life | ||||||||
In a dark cave below The conqueror does throw His miserable vanquish'd foe. Deep is the dungeon where that wretch is cast, Thither day comes not nigh; Dampish and nasty vapours do him blast, Yet still his heart is high. His prison is so strait He cannot move at will; Huge chains oppress him with their weight, Yet has he courage still. And can I think I want my libertee, When in such thrall he keeps his mind so free? It shall not be: No, no; The sailor I'll outgo, The soldier, slave, and vanquish'd foe; When others rage, I'll think how I am tost; The seaman in the main, The naked slave shall, i' th' most piercing frost, Make me bear any pain. The march I'll call to mind, When weary, and get wings: Lest I should think myself confin'd The pris'ner freedom brings. Whene'er restraint, or grief, or fear, or cold, Tempt me, these thoughts will then my mind uphold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PROVISION FOR THE HIGHER OZONE BODY by WILL ALEXANDER 11/10 AGAIN by LUCILLE CLIFTON LEDA 3: A PERSONAL NOTE (RE: VISITATIONS) by LUCILLE CLIFTON A GRANDFATHER'S LAST LETTER by NORMAN DUBIE THE EVERLASTINGS; FOR L.P. SNYDER AND KARMA WANGMO by NORMAN DUBIE |
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