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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BLACK POINT, by GERARD LABRUNIE Poem Explanation Poet's Biography
First Line: When to the sun a man hath raised his eye
Last Line: Unblinded face the sun!
Alternate Author Name(s): Nerval, Gerard De
Subject(s): Pride; Sun; Youth; Self-esteem; Self-respect
First Line: When to the sun a man hath raised his eye
Last Line: Unblinded face the sun!
Alternate Author Name(s): Nerval, Gerard De
Subject(s): Pride; Sun; Youth; Self-esteem; Self-respect
When to the sun a man hath raised his eye
Too long, thenceforth he sees persistently
A floating, livid spot;
I for one moment madly bent my gaze,
With youth's audacity, on Glory's blaze,
The blaze became a blot.
Since then, on all things, melancholy, dark,
I trace despairingly the spectral mark
I strive in vain to shun:
Must it forever on my life intrude?
Alas! none other than the eagle's brood
Unblinded face the sun!
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