Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SELF-DISCIPLINE, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: When the soul sought refuge in the place of rest Last Line: And our lofty doom fulfilled. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): Soul | ||||||||
WHEN the soul sought refuge in the place of rest, Overborne by strife and pain beyond control, From some secret hollow, whisper soft-confessed, Came the legend of the soul. Some bright one of old time laid his sceptre down, So his heart might learn of sweet and bitter truth; Going forth bereft of beauty, throne, and crown, And the sweetness of his youth. So the old appeal and fierce revolt we make Through the world's hour dies within our primal will; And we justify the pain and hearts that break, And our lofty doom fulfilled. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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