Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET'S DESTINY, by JANE FRANCESCA WILDE Poet's Biography First Line: The priest of beauty, the anointed one Last Line: He flings the pearl upon the shore -- and dies. Alternate Author Name(s): Speranza; Elgee, Jane Francesca; Wilde, William Robert Wills, Mrs. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets | ||||||||
THE Priest of Beauty, the Anointed One, Through the wide world passes the Poet on. All that is noble by his word is crown'd, But on his brow th' Acanthus wreath is bound. Eternal temples rise beneath his hand, While his own griefs are written in the sand; He plants the blooming gardens, trails the vine -- But others wear the flowers, drink the wine; He plunges in the depths of life to seek Rich joys for other hearts -- his own may break. Like the poor diver beneath Indian skies, He flings the pearl upon the shore -- and dies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENVY OF OTHER PEOPLE'S POEMS by ROBERT HASS THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AS A SONG by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 192 by LYN HEJINIAN LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A POEM BRINGS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JUNE JOURNALS 6/25/88 by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA FOLLOW ROZEWICZ by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA HAVING INTENDED TO MERELY PICK ON AN OIL COMPANY, THE POEM GOES AWRY by HICOK. BOB THE FAMINE YEAR by JANE FRANCESCA WILDE A LAMENT by JANE FRANCESCA WILDE A REMONSTRANCE; ADDRESSED TO D. FLORENCE M'CARTHY, M.R.I.A. by JANE FRANCESCA WILDE |
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