Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE, by HERBERT TRENCH Poet's Biography First Line: Come, let us make love deathless, thou and I Last Line: The world seen once for all! Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
COME, let us make love deathless, thou and I, Seeing that our footing on the Earth is brief -- Seeing that her multitudes sweep out to die Mocking at all that passes their belief. For standard of our love not theirs we take If we go hence to-day Fill the high cup that is so soon to break With richer wine than they! Ay, since beyond these walls no heavens there be Joy to revive or wasted youth repair, I'll not bedim the lovely flame in thee Nor sully the sad splendour that we wear. Great be the love, if with the lover dies Our greatness past recall, And nobler for the fading of those eyes The world seen once for all! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES |
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