Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT GOOD SHALL MY LIFE DO ME?, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Have dead men long to wait Last Line: Rise up, achieve. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina | ||||||||
HAVE dead men long to wait? -- There is a certain term For their bodies to the worm And their souls at heaven gate: Dust to dust, clod to clod, These precious things of God, Trampled underfoot by man And beast the appointed years. -- Their longest life was but a span For change and smiles and tears: Is it worth while to live, Rejoice and grieve, Hope, fear, and die? Man with man, truth with lie, The slow show dwindles by: At last what shall we have Besides a grave? -- Lies and shows no more, No fear, no pain, But after hope and sleep Dear joys again. Those who sowed shall reap: Those who bore The Cross shall wear the Crown; Those who clomb the steep There shall sit down. The Shepherd of the sheep Feeds His flock there; In watered pastures fair They rest and leap. 'Is it worth while to live?' Be of good cheer: Love casts out fear: Rise up, achieve. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BED OF FORGET-ME-NOTS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BETTER RESURRECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BIRTHDAY by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A LIFE'S PARALLELS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A PAUSE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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