|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CONDOLENCE, by EZRA POUND Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O my fellow sufferers, songs of my youth
Last Line: And return to that which concerns us.
First Line: O my fellow sufferers, songs of my youth
Last Line: And return to that which concerns us.
O my fellow sufferers, songs of my youth,
A lot of asses praise you because you are "virile,"
We, you, I! We are "Red Bloods"!
Imagine it, my fellow sufferers --
Our maleness lifts us out of the ruck,
Who'd have foreseen it?
O my fellow sufferers, we went out under the trees,
We were in especial bored with male stupidity.
We went forth gathering delicate thoughts,
Our "fantastikon" delighted to serve us.
We were not exasperated with women,
for the female is ductile.
And now you hear what is said to us:
We are compared to that sort of person
Who wanders about announcing his sex
As if he had just discovered it.
Let us leave this matter, my songs,
and return to that which concerns us.
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
ABU SALAMMAMM - A SONG OF EMPIRE by EZRA POUND
HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 10 by EZRA POUND
HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 11 by EZRA POUND