Like the light of a candle Blown suddenly out, I witness illusion, And subsequent doubt. Like a drop in the bucket And liquid as flame, Is the proof of enjoyment Compared with the name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GROWN-UP TALK by KATHERINE MANSFIELD DOWN THE BROOK by ROBERT FROST ON TALK OF PEACE AT THIS TIME by ROBERT FROST TO ATLANTA UNIVERSITY - ITS FOUNDERS AND TEACHERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO OUR MOCKING-BIRD; DIED OF A CAT, MAY, 1878 by SIDNEY LANIER |