My favourite is 'Elergy, Written in a Country Church-yard' by Thomas Gray (1716-71) commonly known as 'Gray's Elegy'. It has 24 verses but the most memorable one to me is
The boast of heraldy, the pomp of pow'r
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave
Awaits alike the inevitable hour.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
The reason I remember this one is that a book was written and a movie made from it titled 'The Paths of Glory'. A sorrowful story about the trench warfare in the World War 1, where the 'paths of glory lead but to the grave
2006-06-14 23:11:01 · 6 answers · asked by Buck 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bare my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow
2006-06-14 23:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by crazzy_em 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a favorite poem, but I always thought this quote from Albert Camus was poetic:
"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
2006-06-14 23:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by bethie_biker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a young woman from Hyde
Who ate a green apple and died
While her lover lamented
The apple fermented
and made cider insider her inside
2006-06-14 23:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I started to think,
Slowly Silently now the Moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon...
Instantly came to mind as one of my very favourites....the others are on this site:
http://Ladymaggic.typepad.com/poetry
2006-06-15 01:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Maggi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone does a good deed, perhaps that good deed turns into the eye of a bird.
2006-06-15 01:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by ishotvoltron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the lord is my rock! he's my salvation! whom shall i fear? the lord is my rock! a rock upon a rock! la la la la la la la la la.
2006-06-14 23:24:42 · answer #6 · answered by katherine p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋