Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WHALES, by PAUL FORT First Line: In the days when still one went to look for whales, cruising so far Last Line: No more whales. Subject(s): Religion; Whales; Theology | ||||||||
In the days when still one went to look for whales, cruising so far, sailor, it made our sweethearts weep, there was on every road a Christ upon the cross, there were marquises covered with lace, there was the Holy Virgin and there was the King. In the days when still one went to look for whales, cruising so far, sailor, it made our sweethearts weep, there were mariners who kept the faith, and mighty lords who spat upon it, there was the Holy Virgin and there was the King. Well, nowadays, the whole world is content, 'tis no mere empty phrase, sailor, in truth one is content! . . . There are no more mighty lords nor Christs upon the cross, but there is the republic and there is the president, and there are no more whales. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A PORTFOLIO OF SKETCHES: THE LITTLE ANNUITANT by PAUL FORT |
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