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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EULOGY, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: Better than all the tombstones' glosses sleek Last Line: Give me warm mention on the lips of men. Subject(s): Grief; Lips; Tears; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
BETTER than all the tombstones' glosses sleek, One tear wiped secretly from sorrow's cheek; Instead of marble complimentings then, Give me warm mention on the lips of men. | 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 BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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