Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A FRIEND IN DEATH: SURSUM, by GUILLERMO VALENCIA First Line: A pallid taper its long prayer recites Last Line: And gaze on god, into his azure eyes! Subject(s): Death; God; Dead, The | ||||||||
A PALLID taper its long prayer recites Before the altar, where the censers spread Their lifting clouds, and bells toll out their dread, In grief's delirious sanctuary rites. Therelike the poor Assisianinvites A cloistered form the peace All-Hallowéd; Against the dismal portals of the dead Resting his weary brows for heavenly flights. Grant me the honey-taste of the Divine; Grant me the ancient parchments' ruddy sign Of holy psalmody to read and prize! For I would mount the heights immortal crowned, Where the dark night is 'mid the glories drowned, And gaze on God, into His azure eyes! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND TO A FRIEND IN DEATH by GUILLERMO VALENCIA TO MY CLASS: ON CERTAIN FRUITS AND FLOWERS SENT ... SICKNESS by SIDNEY LANIER |
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