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Won't you help support DayPoems? AccidentsBy John Hay10/8/1838-7/1/1905A vision seen by Plato the divine: Two shuddering souls come forward, waiting doom From Rhadamanthus in the nether gloom. One is a slave hunger has made him pine; One is a king his arms and jewels shine, Making strange splendor in the dismal room. "Hence!" cries the judge, "and strip them! Let them come With nought to show if they be coarse or fine." Of garb and body they are swift bereft: Such is hell's law nothing but soul is left. The slave, in virtue glorious, is held fit For those blest isles of peace where just kings go. The king, by vice deformed, is sent below To herd with base slaves in the wailing pit. DayPoems Poem No. 1608 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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