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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE LIFE OF MAN, by WALTER RALEIGH Poet's Biography First Line: What is our life? A play of passion Last Line: Only we die in earnest, that's no jest. Alternate Author Name(s): Ralegh, Walter Variant Title(s): Life's Tragi-comedy;what Is Our Life;all The World's A Stage Subject(s): Life | |||
What is our life? a play of passion, Our mirth the musicke of division, Our mothers wombes the tyring houses be, When we are drest for this short Comedy, Heaven the Judicious sharpe spector is, That sits and markes still who doth act amisse, Our graves that hide us from the searching Sun, Are like drawne curtaynes when the play is done, Thus march we playing to our latest rest, Onely we dye in earnest, that's no Jest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW A VISION UPON [THIS CONCEIT] OF THE FAERIE QUEENE (1) by WALTER RALEIGH A VISION UPON [THIS CONCEIT] OF THE FAERIE QUEENE (2) by WALTER RALEIGH |
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