Title Immortal
Author Untermeyer, Louis (1885–1977)
Death cannot keep me; even when the dry
Earth holds me warm, a rose-bush at my head.
I shall not be content to loaf and lie
Inactive in that strait and slothful bed.
For soon the happy restlessness of life
Shall pierce me, stir me, make me once again
Part of the vigor and the freshening strife,
Raised by the miracles of sun and rain.
And when at length the grudging winters pass,
Endowed with swift and splendid liberty,
I shall go forth in rich and sturdy grass;
Shall scent the clover, call the thirsting bee.
I shall be in the urge that bursts the pod,
Pushing the sap along the stiffening tree;
That gives the young branch leaves, that stabs the sod.
The rose shall bloom more proudly—bearing me.
All things shall feel and drink me unawares;
The scattering winds,
2007-03-30 06:41:25 · 10 answers · asked by crazzykidd24 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
it seems me the theme would be after life or a re-birth of sort. he is talking about being burried and then coming back through the grass and trees.
2007-03-30 06:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The writer is talking about after she dies her body will become one with the earth by becoming a tree, which will in turn feed the earth.
She is pretty much saying she will live forever.
2007-03-30 13:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by A Gabbi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me it says that you can't let life get you down. No matter what stands before you life will always follow the path you choose. Don't hang your head when fear makes you want to hide, hold you head high and fight with all inside of you to achive your dreams.
2007-03-30 13:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Joni L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That though dead, his spirit will arise to inhabit all living
things and become the very essence of their life force,
resurrecting himself and embracing eternal freedom.
I see it as a triumph of the molecules.
2007-03-30 21:44:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Courage and Willpower in the Face of Death
(akin to Donne's poem, "Death, be not proud")
2007-03-30 13:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re incarnation on a spiritual level it says we don't really die we Evolve-try watching Stargate SG1
2007-03-30 13:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by john m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is about death and becoming one with the things around us and in turn, sharing ourselves with others even if we leave our mortal body, thus immortality.
2007-03-30 13:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by noooodle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... its obviously a plant of some sort. My guess is a bulb.
2007-03-30 13:45:42 · answer #8 · answered by TraumaMomm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life.
2007-03-30 13:45:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should we do your homework?
2007-03-30 17:00:57 · answer #10 · answered by SgtMoto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋