(On a shattered Ankle-iron found by me in the Sand at "Govett's Leap," near the old Convict Camp, Blackheath, "Blue Mountains.") SYMBOL of Hate and Hell and Despot-power, Impartial Time hath fretted to red rust Thy once remorseless clutch! The wise dumb dust Hides thy grim tale, and slow tears hour by hour That hardened into cursings, till the flower Of Hope was wasted. Then in rage was riven Thy tyrant grasp. Self-judged, absolved and shriven A Man stood free! Nor did his strong heart cower At deep hoarse bay of bloodhound. From Fate's rod He leapt into the darkness—O weird fall!— Appealing to the just dread doom of God. A swift flash through the silence: that was all! Yon "Lion-rock," the abyss, the sheer cleft Mount Bear witness: and God marked, and keeps the account. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON GOING UNNOTICED by ROBERT FROST DOMESTIC SONG by DAVID IGNATOW SONNET TO THOSE WHO SEE BUT DARKLY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE CORNUCOPIA OF RED AND GREEN COMFITS by AMY LOWELL MEMOIR OF A PROUD BOY by CARL SANDBURG ON AN UNFINISHED STATUE BY MICHAEL ANGELO by GEORGE SANTAYANA |