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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MONSIEUR DE LA MOTHE LE VAYER, UPON THE DEATH OF HIS SON, by MOLIERE Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Let thy tears, le vayer, let them flow Last Line: -- surely these claim immitigable [or, eternity of] tears! Alternate Author Name(s): Poquelin, Jean Baptiste Subject(s): Death - Children; Mothe Le Vayer, Francois De La; Death - Babies | |||
LET thy tears flow, LE VAYER, let them flow: -- None of scant cause thy sorrowing can accuse, Since, losing that which thou for aye dost lose, E'en the most wise might find a ground for woe. Vainly we strive with precepts to forego The drops of pity that are Pity's dues; And Nature's self, indignant, doth refuse To count for fortitude that heartless show. No grief, alas! can now bring back again The son too dear, by Death untimely ta'en; Yet, not the less, his loss is hard to bear, Graced as he was by all the world reveres, Large heart, keen wit, a lofty soul and rare, -- -- Surely these claim immitigable [or, eternity of] tears! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHILDREN by RANDALL JARRELL THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MELANCHOLY; AN ODE by WILLIAM BROOME SISTERS IN ARMS by AUDRE LORDE A BOTANICAL TROPE by WILLIAM MEREDITH FOR MOHAMMED ZEID OF GAZA, AGE 15 by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE |
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