Today's Poem is...
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aceofkittensSir Thomas Wyatt's "The Pillar Perished" (aka "Sonnet 29")
The pillar perished is whereto I leant,
The strongest stay of mine unquiet mind;
The like of it no man again can find,
From East to West, still seeking though he went.
To mine unhap! for hap away hath rent
Of all my joy, the very bark and rind;
And I (alas) by chance am thus assigned
Dearly to mourn till death do it relent.
But since that thus it is by destiny,
What can I more but have a woeful heart,
My pen in plaint, my voice in woeful cry,
My mind in woe, my body full of smart.
And I my self, my self always to hate
Till dreadfull death do ease my doleful state.
The pillar perished is whereto I leant,
The strongest stay of mine unquiet mind;
The like of it no man again can find,
From East to West, still seeking though he went.
To mine unhap! for hap away hath rent
Of all my joy, the very bark and rind;
And I (alas) by chance am thus assigned
Dearly to mourn till death do it relent.
But since that thus it is by destiny,
What can I more but have a woeful heart,
My pen in plaint, my voice in woeful cry,
My mind in woe, my body full of smart.
And I my self, my self always to hate
Till dreadfull death do ease my doleful state.
The Pillar Stands
Date: 2003-12-05 10:12 am (UTC)It cannot fall, nor fail, nor turn to dust
It is not stone or marble, earthy lime
or metal prone to reap decay or rust
Intangible it bides, intransigent
Intractable, unmoving, obstinate
Immutable and absolute, and obdurate
Resolute it rises, adamant
Your corporeal cares cannot it sway
That outward content which beguiles your mind
But which fades and goes and passes from your day
Leaving little but a faithless shell behind
For still our hope prevails, and will endure:
Our days are bitter but our dreams are pure.
Re: The Pillar Stands
Date: 2003-12-05 10:59 am (UTC)Re: The Pillar Stands
Date: 2003-12-05 11:16 am (UTC)Re: The Pillar Stands
Date: 2003-12-05 01:02 pm (UTC)Re: The Pillar Stands
Date: 2003-12-06 06:11 am (UTC)