Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUNSET, by PHOEBE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Away in the dim and distant past Last Line: That we cannot die at all! Subject(s): Evening; Faith; Immortality; God | ||||||||
AWAY in the dim and distant past That little valley lies, Where the clouds that dimmed life's morning hours Were tinged with hope's sweet dyes. That peaceful spot from which I looked To the future -- unaware That the heat and burden of the day Were meant for me to bear. Alas, alas! I have borne the heat, To the burden learned to bow; For I stand on the top of the hill of life, And I see the sunset now! I stand on the top, but I look not back To the way behind me spread; Not to the path my feet have trod, But the path they still must tread. And straight and plain before my gaze The certain future lies; But my sun grows larger all the while As he travels down the skies. Yea, the sun of my hope grows large and grand; For, with my childish years, I have left the mist that dimmed my sight, I have left my doubts and fears. And I have gained in hope and trust, Till the future looks so bright, That, letting go of the hand of Faith, I walk, at times, by sight. For we only feel that faith is life, And death is the fear of death, When we suffer up to the solemn heights Of a true and living faith. When we do not say, the dead shall rise At the resurrection's call; But when we trust in the Lord, and know That we cannot die at all! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MOUNTAIN IS STRIPPED by DAVID IGNATOW AS CLOSE AS BREATHING by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 1 by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE SILENT SHEPHERDS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND by PHOEBE CARY |
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