Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RESIGNATION, by JOHN COWPER POWYS


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RESIGNATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Struggle no more: let it go
Last Line: It is dead.
Subject(s): Death; Love; Water; Wind; Dead, The


Struggle no more: let it go --
Cries the wind to the water;
And the water answers the wind --
It is gone.

Struggle no more: let it melt --
Cries the dew to the vapour;
And the vapour answers the dew --
It has melted.

Struggle no more: let it sink --
Cries the pond to the willow;
And the willow answers the pond --
It has sunk.

Struggle no more: let it fall --
Cries the moss to the ivy;
And the ivy answers the moss --
It has fallen.

Struggle no more: Let it die --
Cries the loved to the lover;
And the lover answers the loved --
It is dead.





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