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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE THREAT, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER
First Line: How tame has earth become
Last Line: The thirst of emptiness.
Subject(s): Earth; Emptiness; World
First Line: How tame has earth become
Last Line: The thirst of emptiness.
Subject(s): Earth; Emptiness; World
How tame has earth become
Under man's heavy thumb!
Earth that leaped out of space,
With darkness on its face,
With cloudy terrible night
Upon it—and no light.
How tame, how trampled down
Is earth with field and town!
How low the waters sing,
Under the prow and wing;
Under the many feet,
The ways lie pleasant, sweet.
As if there had not flowed
Black chaos in earth's blood;
Torment and hurricane
In every root and vein;
And in her heart, no less,
The thirst of emptiness.
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