Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SAXON EPITAPH, by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL Poet's Biography First Line: The earth builds on the earth Last Line: All shall be ours. | ||||||||
The earth builds on the earth Castles and towers; The earth saith of the earth: All shall be ours. Yea, though they plant and reap The rye and the corn, Lo, they were bond to Sleep Ere they were born. Yea, though the blind earth sows For the fruit and the sheaf, They shall harvest the leaf of the rose And the dust of the leaf. Pride of the sword and power Are theirs at their need Who shall rule but the root of the flower The fall of the seed. They who follow the flesh In splendour and tears, They shall rest and clothe them afresh In the fulness of years. From the dream of the dust they came As the dawn set free. They shall pass as the flower of the flame Or the foam of the sea. The earth builds on the earth Cities and towers. The earth saith of the earth: All shall be ours. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHILD'S SONG by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL A MOTHER IN EGYPT by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL ARMOREL by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL BEGA by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL CANADA TO ENGLAND by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL DAWN by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL DEUS MISEREATUR by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL DREAM RIVER by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL DUNA by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL EVENING by MARJORIE LOWRY CHRISTIE PICKTHALL |
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