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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEFEAT, by ETHEL TONRY CARPENTER First Line: They, too, have quaffed the bitter cup Last Line: And I—met you! Subject(s): Failure; Loss | |||
They, too, have quaffed the bitter cup To drain the dregs of rank defeat, Brave were the spirits given up When swords lay broken at their feet. Great Caesar knew his gory fate When wicked Brutus laid him low. The mighty Hector lost that day Achilles dealt the evil blow. Napoleon found his Waterloo And I—met you! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1851: A MESSAGE TO DENMARK HILL by RICHARD HOWARD WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN HEAVY SUMMER RAIN by JANE KENYON BURNING THE OLD YEAR by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE POSTCARDS TO COLUMBUS by SHERMAN ALEXIE BEETHOVEN by ETHEL TONRY CARPENTER |
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