Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FINIS, by LE BARON COOKE First Line: He went out into the world Last Line: Though the play be ended . . . Subject(s): Fame; Indifference; Reputation | ||||||||
He went out into the world And made his mark, His name becoming a target For envy. And now he has gone back to the beginning: His people. They greet him with the same irreverent: "Hello, Johny!" And he is chagrined, For all his importance He has not acquired sufficient humor To save him from the spectacle Of the old actor Who still would strut Though the play be ended . . . | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEM AND US by LUCILLE CLIFTON A MAN TO A WOMAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS DEATH AND FAME by ALLEN GINSBERG EARTH'S IMMORTALITIES: FAME by ROBERT BROWNING STANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISA by GEORGE GORDON BYRON PROVIDE, PROVIDE by ROBERT FROST |
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