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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE AFTER DEATH, by PINDAR Poet's Biography First Line: For them the sun shines ever in full might Last Line: Burned for the glory of heaven continually. Subject(s): Future Life; Heaven; Retribution; Eternity; After Life; Paradise | |||
FOR them the sun shines ever in full might Throughout our earthly night; There, reddening with the rose, their paradise, A fair green pleasance, lies, Cool beneath shade of incense-bearing trees, And rich with golden fruit: And there they take their pleasure as they will, In chariot-race, or young-limbed exercise In wrestling, at the game of tables these, And those with harp or lute: And blissful where they dwell, beside them still Dwells at full bloom perfect felicity: And spreading delicately Over the lovely region everywhere Fragrance in the air Floats from high altars where the fire is dense With perfumed frankincense Burned for the glory of Heaven continually. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, WHEN by DORIANNE LAUX |
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