Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 123, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: Bewilder'd 'mid the clash and the recoil Last Line: Since he who would subsist must live by strife! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
Bewilder'd 'mid the clash and the recoil Of millions battling for the prize of place, Man, blinded by the bigotry of toil, O'erthrows the starry ladder of the race. The struggle for existence doth efface The self-denying ordinance of life, Since he who would subsist must live by strife! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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