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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEYOND THE PRESENT CLAY, by HAMLEN HUNT First Line: He who has loved beyond disaster's edge Last Line: His heart's assuaging, and his soul's release. | |||
He who has loved beyond disaster's edge, Treading for earth the dark, uncertain air, And made to fearful self no secret pledge Lest this endeavor shatter on despair; He who has loved beyond the present clay, With no breath treasured for repentance's sake, No heartbeat hoarded for the promised day When breath shall end, the heart no longer ache; Who has withheld no particle of bliss, But given it utterly in each embrace, Keeping for memory's sake no single kiss To gloat upon in some cold, heavenly place -- Reaps, for abandonment, his body's peace, His heart's assuaging, and his soul's release. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHO LOVE AND PART by HAMLEN HUNT COVERING WINGS by KATHERINE MANSFIELD DOROTHY DANCES by LOUIS UNTERMEYER IN THE SUBWAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE SAILOR TO HIS PARROT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES ON THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST by WILLIAM DUNBAR MEN AND BOYS by KARL THEODORE KORNER TO A STEAM ROLLER by MARIANNE MOORE MNEMOSYNE by TRUMBULL STICKNEY |
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