Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHS OR MEN?, by RUTH SCOTT DANCER First Line: Attracted by the lure of candlelight Last Line: I wonder whether we are moths or men? Subject(s): Moths | ||||||||
Attracted by the lure of candlelight, A moth came through the window of my room; His whirring wings in their delirious flight, Drew ever narrowing spirals toward the doom Of fiery darts which pierced and made him fall A dusty, quiet heap, -- until the breath Of life began to stir again and call Another movement in that dance of death. A fire more dreadful than our dreams of hell, Is war whose touch is agony and grief; It has enthralled us in its tragic spell Although with tears and prayers we ask relief; But since we always seek the flame again, I wonder whether we are moths or men? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOBOCRASPIS GRISEIFUSA by TED KOOSER THE WOOLEN BUG by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ALL FOOLS' CALENDER by DONALD (GRADY) DAVIDSON THE MOTHS: 1. CIRCA 1582 by NORMAN DUBIE THE MOTHS: 1. CIRCA 1952 by NORMAN DUBIE THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING by NORMAN DUBIE TO A MOTH SEEN IN WINTER by ROBERT FROST HE MADE NO LITTLE PLANS by RUTH SCOTT DANCER |
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