Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE IMAM BARA: 2, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: Come from this tomb of shadows Last Line: Ali! Hassan! Hussain! Subject(s): Corpses; Death; Graves; Mourning; Silence; Cadavers; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones; Bereavement | ||||||||
Come from this tomb of shadows, Come from this tragic shrine That throbs with the deathless sorrow Of a long-dead martyr line. Love! let the living sunlight Kindle your splendid eyes Ablaze with the steadfast triumph Of the spirit that never dies. So may the hope of new ages Comfort the mystic pain That cries from the ancient silence Ali! Hassan! Hussain! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNGERFIELD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN HECUBA MOURNS by MARILYN NELSON THERE IS NO GOD BUT by AGHA SHAHID ALI IF I COULD MOURN LIKE A MOURNING DOVE by FRANK BIDART A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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