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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INNOCENCY, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In this grave picture mortal man may see Last Line: Whose name is innocency. Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | |||
In this grave picture mortal Man may see That all his knowledge ends in mystery. From mother's womb he breaks. With tortured sighs Her racked heart sweetens at his angry cries. Teaching his feet to walk, his tongue to express His infant love, she pours her tenderness. Her milk and honey he doth taste and sip; Sleeps with her kiss of kindness on his lip. But with the vigour mastering time doth yield He exults in freedom; ventures him afield; Down to the sea goes, and in ship sets sail, Crazed with the raving of love's nightingale, And trumps of war, and danger's luring horn, And dark's faint summons into dreams forlorn. Pride in earth's vanquished secrets fills his breast; Yet still he pines for foregone peace and rest, And prays in untold sorrow at last to win To a long-lost Paradise an entering-in. O yearning eyes that through earth's ages scan The 'glorious misery' 'tis to be a man; Secure in quiet arms that Saviour be, Whose name is Innocency. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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