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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE, by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Green be the turf above thee Last Line: That mourns a man like thee. Alternate Author Name(s): Croaker Variant Title(s): Elegy In Memory Of Joseph Rodman Drake;joseph Rodman Drake, Died In New York, September, 1820;joseph Rodman Drake Subject(s): Drake, Joseph Rodman (1795-1820); Grief; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
GREEN be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou weft dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven, Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven To tell the world their worth; And I, who woke each morrow To clasp thy hand in mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were thine, It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow, But I've in vain essayed it, And feel I cannot now. While memory bids me weep thee, or thoughts nor words are free, The grief is fixed too deeply That mourns a man like thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS ALNWICK CASTLE by FITZ-GREENE HALLECK |
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