LIKE to the falling of a star,
Or as the flights of eagles are,
Or like the fresh spring's gaudy hue,
Or silver drops of morning dew,
Or like a wind that chafes the flood,
Or bubbles which on water stood:
Even such is man, whose borrowed light
Is straight called in, and paid to night.
The wind blows out, the bubble dies;
The spring entombed in autumn lies;
The dew dries up, the star is shot;
The flight is past, and man forgot.
Sic Vita by Henry King
One of my favourite poems. I was just wondering what other people think of it-does it appeal to you? What do you think he's trying to convey?
2007-03-23 04:49:37 · 9 answers · asked by Bridgeridoo 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think he's trying to say that life & death are to be expected because we are living on borrowed time. When u die and time passes & generations pass on, those before them are forgotten. Life & death go hand in hand without death their is no life, & it's always happening. I guess, that's kinda' what I got from it. Am I close??
It is a nice poem tho.
2007-03-23 05:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by jadynzmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't entirely agree with it, and therefore I can't wholeheartedly call it good even though it is well executed.
I think it is speaking of the process of life and death and how it all begins and happens and then ends...
It is the very last line I disagree with as it is habitual in man not to forget the dead... People all over the world go to great lengths not to forget the lives of those close to them in life...
I believe that this outlook contradicts the entire purpose behind art and human interaction.
Maybe he was an atheist?
2007-03-23 12:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its lovely, amazing.
i think it s about the mortality not only of man but of everything, stars, dew, bubbles which go pop! eaxh thing thrives and then dies, so it is a linking of man to nature, and also of the mortality of both.
i have printed it out to put in my handbag, i often do that with little pieces of writing.
2007-03-23 12:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by ravey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It a lovely poem. Nothing is forever however wonderful.
2007-03-23 12:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Psycho Chicken! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I presume it has something to do with man dying.??? Nice poem though can see why you like it.:)
2007-03-23 12:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by Duisend-poot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decipher it,
That is the trick,
Myself I think it`s a load of smick.
2007-03-23 11:59:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a wonderful poem.
2007-03-23 11:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by charitydowling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great poem.
I think it's well written and is very zen like
2007-03-23 12:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by jim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremely dull and stupid
2007-03-23 19:06:25 · answer #9 · answered by SEE YOU LATER 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋