Epitaph On The World - A poem by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau - Epitaph On The World

Here lies the body of this world, 
Whose soul alas to hell is hurled. 
This golden youth long since was past, 
Its silver manhood went as fast, 
An iron age drew on at last; 
'Tis vain its character to tell, 
The several fates which it befell, 
What year it died, when 'twill arise, 
We only know that here it lies.

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Poet: Henry David Thoreau (Henry David Thoreau Art) Poem: Epitaph On The World Poem of the Day: Aug 22 2003 Comment 3 of 3, added on October 13th, 2008 at 12:05 PM. THOREAU'S CASUAL, AND WELCOMEING AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH SEEMS EVIDENT IN THIS POEM. HE LOOKED AT DEATH AS A PART OF LIFE, AND WAS LOOKING FOREWARD TO WHAT NEW ADVENTURE AWAITED HIM NEXT. AH, THAT WE COULD ALL LOOK AT DYING AS HE DID, AND SO LOSE THE FEAR OF IT.....LARRY......CALIFORNIA LARRY from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on March 28th, 2006 at 8:02 PM. This peom makes me think of the future and those that may reflect on the days of today and relate this peom to these days and all that our futures will hold, of which we do not know. Ashley from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on August 9th, 2005 at 10:21 AM. Being of an environmental background, I was immediately prompted to think of the earth as it is today. Being of a somewhat pessimistic nature (although I desperately try not to be), I thought this poem tells greatly of the situation of the world today. Not that it is dying so much but that maybe their is a something happening to it and/or to us that we can't explain. Perhaps we are falling towards something that we know not of, but we are too busy doing other things to really notice. Sean Irving from Taiwan More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Epitaph On The World, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Henry David Thoreau with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Henry David Thoreau Poem: Epitaph On The World Last read: Nov 22 2009, 3:46PM Poem of the Day: Aug 22 2003 Viewed 9456 times. Added on August 9th, 2005 at 10:21 AM.

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