Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE AND DEATH: 6, by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH Poet's Biography First Line: So, heralded by reason, faith may tread Last Line: And all the oracles are dumb and blind. Subject(s): Faith; Future Life; Soul; Belief; Creed; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
So, heralded by Reason, Faith may tread The darkened vale, the dolorous paths of night, In the great thought secure that life and light Flow from the Soul of all, who, with the dead As with the living, is the fountain-head. And though our loved and lost are snatched from sight, Some unseen power will guide them in their flight, And to some unknown home their steps are led. Yet has no seer, by sacred visions fired, Disclosed their state to those they leave behind; No holy prophet, saint or sage inspired -- Save in the magic lantern of the mind -- Seen in ecstatic trance those realms desired: And all the oracles are dumb and blind. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS CORRESPONDENCES; HEXAMETERS AND PENTAMETERS by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH |
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