Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ANCIENT GREEK, DYING, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poet's Biography First Line: Come nearer, charon / I cannot step so far, into your boat Last Line: Ere death sets us afloat. Subject(s): Charon; Death; Farewell; Styx (river); Dead, The; Parting | ||||||||
Come nearer, Charon... I cannot step so far, into your boat; For I must have some breath to say farewell To her you waft me from, Ere death sets us afloat. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN STUDY #2 FOR B.B.L. by JUNE JORDAN WATCHING THE NEEDLEBOATS AT SAN SABBA by JAMES JOYCE SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES A CHARM TO BRING CHILDREN (EGYPT, A.D. 100) by CALE YOUNG RICE |
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