ECLIPSE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSONPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Aflounder the uncompassed darkness of doubt Last Line: Unanswered, unsuccored, alone! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Aflounder the uncompassed darkness of doubt In search of the path to the goal That lies at the end of our transient day, The ultimate bourne of the soul; I grasp into nothingness, feebly essay To clasp but a willow, a stone, And grope through the stepless, unechoing gloom Unanswered, unsuccored, alone!