A Collection Of Great Poems

Discussion in 'Poetry and Lyrics Forum' started by esgallindeion, Mar 10, 2005.

  1. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    Fire and Ice
    -- Robert Frost

    Some say the world will end in fire,
    Some say in ice.
    From what I've tasted of desire
    I hold with those who favor fire.
    But if it had to perish twice,
    I think I know enough of hate
    To say that for destruction ice
    Is also great
    And would suffice.
     
  2. esgallindeion

    esgallindeion Minstrel Knight

    The Eagle
    - Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson

    HE clasps the crag with crooked hands;
    Close to the sun in lonely lands,
    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
    He watches from his mountain walls,
    And like a thunderbolt he falls.

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    This is one of my favourite poems. The sheer power of imagery makes this poem rated much higher than it should. The picture created is one of power, speed and ruthlessness.
     

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