Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COWARD, by CAROLINE GILTINAN Poet's Biography First Line: It lies before my wounded feet Last Line: The thing upon the ground. Alternate Author Name(s): Harlow, Leo P., Mrs. Subject(s): Cowardice | ||||||||
It lies before my wounded feet: The cross I am to bear. Blocking my path, it frightens me To see it lying there. And yet, I dare not turn away, Nor yet dare go around. God, give me strength to carry it: The thing upon the ground. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GERONTION by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT EPITAPHS OF THE WAR, 1914-18: THE COWARD by RUDYARD KIPLING PHILIP, KING OF MACEDON by ALCAEUS OF MESSENE EPIGRAM by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM MARTIN RELPH by ROBERT BROWNING A BALLAD OF A COWARD by JOHN DAVIDSON THE BLIND BOXER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES TO A COWARD by FANNIE STEARNS DAVIS GIFFORD OVERNIGHT, A ROSE by CAROLINE GILTINAN |
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