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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EGO, by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. First Line: Day passeth day in sunshine or shadow Last Line: Life but the urge, death but the balm. Subject(s): Self | |||
Day passeth day in sunshine or shadow, Night unto night each cycle is told; Sun, moon and stars in whirling and glamour, All unto all the creation unfold. What of the strivings, what of the gropings, Out from the darkness into the light? What of the weepings, what of the grievings Now from the day to a passionless night? Stars of the stars, heavens of the heavens, Rising or falling or pausing a span, Each to the great "I am" replying E'en as the crystal, even as man. Chant of the worlds from aeon to aeon, Song of the soul from dust unto dust, Dream of the clods that, upward and starward, Rise to the call of the primal "Thou must." Space beyond space, eternity's vision, Chaos to chaos, calm unto calm, World beneath world, heaven above heaven, Life but the urge, death but the balm. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CAPELLA by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA AFTER LOOKING UP INTO ONE TOO MANY CAMERAS by HICOK. BOB FOR A TALL HEADSTONE by JOHN HOLLANDER SELF-EMPLOYED by DAVID IGNATOW WHY CAN'T I BE by DAVID IGNATOW AND WHAT SHALL YOU SAY? by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. |
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