Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I CANNOT BE AT PEACE YET NEED NOT FIGHT, by PETRARCH Poet's Biography Last Line: Through thee, madonna, I endure this strife! Alternate Author Name(s): Petrarca, Francesco Subject(s): Perseverance | ||||||||
I cannot be at peace yet need not fight, I fear, I hope, I burn, I suffer cold, I fall to earth, I scale the Heavens in flight, Have empty hands and yet all things do hold; I am not free though unconstrained, although None holdeth me I may not cast my chains; Love harms me not, yet will not let me go, Will neither slay me nor console my pains; I plead for mercy yet desire the end, I speak without a tongue, see without eyes, I love another yet myself despise, I eat my bread in bitterness and blend Laughter and tears, I hate both death and life; Through thee, Madonna, I endure this strife! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART by EDWARD FIELD DON'T FRET NOW by SIMON J. ORTIZ MATISSE TOO by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER COMPENSATION by RICHARD ALDINGTON THE DEAD RIDE FAST by RICHARD PALMER BLACKMUR SONNETS TO LAURA IN LIFE: 109 by PETRARCH |
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