Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HAPPY MAN, by CARPHYLLIDES Poet's Biography First Line: When these graven lines you see Last Line: In the region of the blest. Subject(s): Happiness | ||||||||
WHEN these graven lines you see, Traveler, do not pity me; Though I be among the dead, Let no mournful word be said. Children that I leave behind, And their children, all were kind; Near to them and to my wife, I was happy all my life. My three sons I married right, And their sons I rocked at night; Death nor sorrow ever brought Cause for one unhappy thought. Now, and with no need of tears, Here they leave me, full of years,-- Leave me to my quiet rest In the region of the blest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW THE MIRROR LOOKS THIS MORNING by HICOK. BOB THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE WHY ARE THEY HAPPY PEOPLE? by MAYA ANGELOU CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY A BALLAD OF ATHLONE; OR, HOW THEY BROKE DOWN THE BRIDGE by AUBREY THOMAS DE VERE |
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