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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOLOMON, by HERMANN HAGEDORN Poet's Biography First Line: Under the sun, groaned solomon Last Line: Find that which is forever new. Subject(s): Catholics; Solomon (10th Century B.c.); Roman Catholics; Catholicism | |||
Under the sun, groaned Solomon, There is no new thing, no, not one. Nothing by man or God devised Holds any wonder, unsurmised; And in no throat of woman or bird Sleeps any note man hath not heard. New things are but old things reborn; There is one wisdom, which is scorn. Solomon, you had too many wives, Whose little hands held little knives That softly on your splendor crept And stabbed your vision while you slept. Solomon, in too many eyes You sought the elusive heavenly prize. Only the steadfast and the true Find that which is forever new. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING SONG by LUCILLE CLIFTON HOLY CROSS DAY by ROBERT BROWNING THE CONFESSIONAL by ROBERT BROWNING THE GUARDIAN ANGEL (A PICTURE AT FANO) by ROBERT BROWNING FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 11 by THOMAS CAMPION ON THE DEATH OF MR. CRASHAW by ABRAHAM COWLEY THE MOTHER IN THE HOUSE by HERMANN HAGEDORN |
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