Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TYMPANISTAE: SUAVE MARI MAGNO, by SOPHOCLES Poet's Biography First Line: Can out-joy this -- to reach the land -- and then Last Line: The raindrops pattering on the roof outside! Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight | ||||||||
Ah, what joy Can out-joy this -- to reach the land -- and then Safe lodged, with happy drowsing sense to hear The raindrops pattering on the roof outside! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL OEDIPUS AT COLONUS: OLD AGE by SOPHOCLES |
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