Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AEROPAGUS, by EDITH WHARTON Poet's Biography First Line: Where suns chase suns in rhythmic dance Last Line: "the law that quickens must destroy." | ||||||||
WHERE suns chase suns in rhythmic dance, Where seeds are springing from the dust, Where mind sways mind with spirit-glance, High court is held, and law is just. No hill alone, a sovereign bar; Through space the fiery sparks are whirled That draw and cling, and shape a star, -- That burn and cool, and form a world Whose hidden forces hear a voice That leads them by a perfect plan: "Obey," it cries, "with steadfast choice, Law shall complete what law began. "Refuse, -- behold the broken arc, The sky of all its stars despoiled; The new germ smothered in the dark, The snow-pure soul with sin assoiled." The voice still saith, "While atoms weave Both world and soul for utmost joy, Who sins must suffer, -- no reprieve; The law that quickens must destroy." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A TORCHBEARER by EDITH WHARTON AN AUTUMN SUNSET by EDITH WHARTON ARTEMIS TO ACTAEON by EDITH WHARTON |
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