Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET TO A BUTTERFLY, by HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT Poet's Biography First Line: Forth to thy bright existence of an hour Last Line: Never to sorrow more, nor doubt, nor die? Alternate Author Name(s): Forester, Frank Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs | ||||||||
Forth to thy bright existence of an hour, Thou painted meteor -- floating on the stream Of summer sunshine, drinking from the beam New youth, new beauty from the perfumed flower! Thou type of endless life, thou sign of power, But now a reptile writhing in the gloom -- The dust of earth. At eve a living tomb; At morn a spirit blest in Eden's bower. What are the sons of Adam? Do they soar In virtue's clear security, or creep Through tears and labor to the dusky shore Of cold obstruction and mysterious sleep, Thence, at the trumpet's peal, to burst on high -- Never to sorrow more, nor doubt, nor die? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE |
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