Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EVERYTHING THAT IS BORN MUST DIE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Everything Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Mortality; Love | ||||||||
Everything that is born must die; Everything that can sigh may sing; Rocks in equal balance, low or high, Everything. Honeycomb is weighed against a sting; Hope and fear take turns to touch the sky; Height and depth respond alternating. O my soul, spread wings of love to fly, Wings of dove that soars on home-bound wing: Love trusts Love, till Love shall justify Everything. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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