WHY, let them rail! God's full anointed ones Have heard the world exclaim, "We know you not!" They who by their soul's travailing have brought Us nearer to the wonder of the suns. Yet, who can stay the passage of the stars? Who can prevail against the thunder-sound? The wire that flashes lightning to the ground Diverts, but not its potency debars. So, men may strike quick stabs at Caesar's worth, -- They only make his life an endless force, 'Scaped from its penthouse, flashing through the earth, And whelming those who railed about his corse. Men's moods disturb not those born truly great: They know their end; they can afford to wait. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: WIDOW MCFARLANE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TIE-DOWN OF A BONSAI by MARVIN BELL JOURNEY TO A KNOWN PLACE by HAYDEN CARRUTH A NEW HYMN by KATHERINE MANSFIELD ON A LADY SINGING by ISAAC ROSENBERG FACADE: 7. MADAME MOUSE TROTS by EDITH SITWELL |