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Won't you help support DayPoems? Thanatos AthanatosBy John Hay10/8/1838-7/1/1905(Deathless Death) At eve when the brief wintry day is sped, I muse beside my fire's faint-flickering glare- Conscious of wrinkling face and whitening hair- Of those who, dying young, inherited The immortal youthfulness of the early dead. I think of Raphael's grand-seigneurial air; Of Shelley and Keats, with laurels fresh and fair Shining unwithered on each sacred head; And soldier boys who snatched death's starry prize, With sweet life radiant in their fearless eyes, The dreams of love upon their beardless lips, Bartering dull age for immortality; Their memories hold in death's unyielding fee The youth that thrilled them to the finger-tips. DayPoems Poem No. 1593 Comment on DayPoems? If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback. Won't you help support DayPoems? Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . . Copyright The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2005 by Timothy K. Bovee. All rights reserved. The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors. |
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