Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOUR-GLASS, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou who know'st all the sorrows of this earth Last Line: Tis stricken man in men that pleads with thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
Thou who know'st all the sorrows of this earth -- I pray Thee, ponder, ere again Thou turn Thine hour-glass o'er again, since one sole birth, To poor clay-cold humanity, makes yearn A heart at passion with life's endless coil. Thou givest thyself too strait a room therein. For so divine a tree too poor a soil. For so great agony what small peace to win. Cast from that Ark of Heaven which is Thy home The raven of hell may wander without fear; But sadly wings the dove o'er floods to roam, Nought but one tender sprig his eyes to cheer. Nay, Lord, I speak in parables. But see! 'Tis stricken Man in Men that pleads with Thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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