Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN .. FORCED CONVICTION OF FUTURE STATE, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: O'erladen with sad musings, till the tear Last Line: That such as thou were never born to die!' Subject(s): Death; Future Life; Dead, The; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
BY ONE ON WHOM THE DEATH OF AN EXCELLENT WOMAN HAS FORCED THE CONVICTION OF A FUTURE STATE O'erladen with sad musings, till the tear Sprang to the pressure, I survey'd thy tomb, All drest in flowers, as though above thy bier, Thy breath, yet hovering, fed the gentle bloom; I said, 'Maria, though I deem'd too long That souls would fade like music on the air, Hast thou not brought me confirmation strong That they shall yet be beautiful elsewhere? For thine was so immaculate and rare, That but the thought of thy deep purity, Link'd with that other thought, I could not bear; Mount then! bright soul! and take thy place on high; I do confess thou wert so good and fair That such as thou were never born to die!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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