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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A GHOST SPEAKS ON THE STYX, by JOHN DRINKWATER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I could not think that time was old Last Line: You ferryman, are one. Subject(s): Charon; Love; Styx (river) | |||
I COULD not think that Time was old, So freshly did he wear His colours as the years were told, When I was walking there. He knew no sad mortality Of promise or regret, Forever in virginity Of joy Time's times were set. Now on your river from the shades, Boatman, a rumour comes Of one whose garland never fades, For all his martyrdoms. They call him Love; they chant his rhyme Even in Acheron; They call him Love -- but he and Time, You ferryman, are one. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHARON'S COSMOLOGY by CHARLES SIMIC VARIATIONS ON A THEME by ALFRED GOLDSWORTHY BAILEY ALCESTIS: SCENE 2 by EURIPIDES GALSWORTHY TAKES THE FERRY by ELMER GUSTAFSON CHARON AND PHILOMEL [PHYLOMEL], A DIALOGUE SUNG by ROBERT HERRICK THE NEW CHARON, UPON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS by ROBERT HERRICK A MOCK CHARON; DIALOGUE: CHARON, WHARTON by RICHARD LOVELACE BIBO AND CHARON by MATTHEW PRIOR |
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