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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GIVE ME REST, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Only one moment unfettered by care Last Line: Give me rest Subject(s): Death; "dead, The; | |||
ONLY one moment unfettered by care, Hushed as the temple devoted to prayer, When heaven is painting the west, Flooding the sky through its portals ajar, Looping the curtains of night with a star -- Give me rest. Spirit of power, forever you'll reign, Tyrant, enslaving the heart and the brain, With every endeavor oppressed. Sick of the lessons that Nature has taught, Weary with burdens of infinite thought -- Give me rest. Grant me a potion lethean, a draught Sparkling with tranquil repose never quaffed By mortals at pleasure's behest. Give me a peace the world cannot give -- Respite from action; to act is to live -- Give me rest. Ceaseless the toil of the spirit distraught, Boundless the realm of invisible thought, Where imagery lingers caressed. Waves of oblivion over me roll, Welcome forgetfulness bring to my soul -- Give me rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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