Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EMBLEM OF THE SHORTNESS OF HUMAN PLEASURE; TO THE GRASSHOPPER, by SAMUEL SAY First Line: Little insect! That on high Last Line: But the winter long remains. Subject(s): Grasshoppers; Life; Time | ||||||||
Little insect! that on high, On a spine of springing grass, Tipsy with the morning dew, Free from care thy life dost pass: So may'st thou, companion sole, Please the lonely mower's ear, And no treacherous winding snake Glide beneath to work thee fear, As in chirping plaintive notes Thou the hasty sun doth chide, And with murmuring music charm, Summer, long with us t'abide. If a pleasant day arrive, Soon the pleasant day is gone: While we reach to seize our joys, Swift the wingèd bliss is flown. Pains and sorrows dwell with us; Pleasure scarce a moment reigns: Thou thyself find'st summer short; But the winter long remains. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND SHE WEEPS OVER RAHOON by JAMES JOYCE |
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