Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OPPORTUNITY, by WILLIAM BLAKE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He who binds to himself a joy Last Line: You can never wipe off the tears of woe. Variant Title(s): Eternity;several Questions Answered;epigram Subject(s): Bible; Future Life; Mythology; Opportunity; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sunrise. If you trap the moment before it is ripe, The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe; But if once you let the ripe moment go, You can never wipe off the tears of woe. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS A CRADLE SONG by WILLIAM BLAKE |
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