Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HERO, by JOHN DAVIDSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My thought sublimes / a common deed Last Line: I have the might. Subject(s): Heroism; Heroes; Heroines | ||||||||
MY thought sublimes A common deed; In evil times In utmost need, My spirit climbs Where dragons breed. Nor will I trip Even at the hiss On the drawn lip Of the abyss: My footsteps grip The precipice. Applause and blame Let prophets share: My secret aim The deed I dare, My own acclaim Comprise my care. Above the laws, Against the light That overawes The world I fight And win, because I have the might. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON NOTES FOR AN ELEGY by WILLIAM MEREDITH THE EROTICS OF HISTORY by EAVAN BOLAND A SONG FOR HEROES by EDWIN MARKHAM AFTER THE BROKEN ARM by RON PADGETT PRELUDE; FOR GEOFFREY GORER by EDITH SITWELL EXAMINATION OF THE HERO IN A TIME OF WAR by WALLACE STEVENS A BALLAD OF HELL by JOHN DAVIDSON |
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