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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DREAMERS, by WALTER ADOLPHE ROBERTS Poet's Biography First Line: We are the deathless dreamers of the world Last Line: Mystical beauty from the realms of fey. Subject(s): Peace | |||
We are the deathless dreamers of the world. Errant and sad, our argosies must go On barren quests and all the winds that blow Lure us to battle where tall seas are hurled. When over us the last ninth wave has curled, We are renascent still. The gods bestow Madness that lifts us on the ebb and flow. The flags of our defeat are never furled. We were not born to find the golden fleece, Or win some white queen's love, or storm the stars. Yet, by great Pan, we were not born for peace! One prize is ours -- beauty, time shall not slay: Terrible beauty from disastrous wars, Mystical beauty from the realms of fey. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW MANY NIGHTS by GALWAY KINNELL THE MOTTO by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE TRUE BEATITUDE by RUPERT BROOKE MAKING PEACE by DENISE LEVERTOV TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 2 by YEHUDA AMICHAI |
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