Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A WAYSIDE GRAVE, by LEONIDAS OF TARENTUM Poet's Biography First Line: Who art thou? Whose relics, I wonder Last Line: Afford thee so much as a tear. Subject(s): Graves; Tombs; Tombstones | ||||||||
WHO art thou? Whose relics, I wonder, In a plot that the roadway runs through, The coffin half-starting asunder, Lie bare to the traveller's view? Alas, by unceasing attrition The axles and wheels of the wains Have worn out of all recognition The stone that once marked thy remains. The wheels very soon in foul fashion Will be grinding thy breast-bone, I fear, Poor devil, and no man's compassion Afford thee so much as a tear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SURVIVOR AMONG GRAVES by RANDALL JARRELL SUBJECTED EARTH by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GRAVE OF MRS. HEMANS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER THOSE GRAVES IN ROME by LARRY LEVIS NOT TO BE DWELLED ON by HEATHER MCHUGH ONE LAST DRAW OF THE PIPE by PAUL MULDOON ETRUSCAN TOMB by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ENDING WITH A LINE FROM LEAR by MARVIN BELL AN ONLY SON by LEONIDAS OF TARENTUM |
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