Death



Death, thou was once an uncouth hideous thing,
 Nothing but bones,
 The sad effect of sadder grones,
 Thy mouth was open, but thou could not sing

 For we considered thee as at some six
 Or ten years hence,
 After the loss of life and sense,
 Flesh being turned to dust, and bones to sticks

 We looked on this side of thee, shooting short;
 Where we did find
 The shells of fledge souls left behind
 Dry dust, which sheds no tears, but may extort

 But since our saviors death did put some blood
 Into thy face;
 Thou art grown fair and full of grace,
 Much in request, much sought for as a good

 For we do now behold thee gay and glad,
 As at dooms day;
 When souls shall wear their new array,
 And all thy bones with beauty shall be clad

 Therefore we can go die as sleep, and trust
 Half that we have
 Unto an honest faithful grave;
 Making our pillows either down, or dust.
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by hitalot on July 15, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

49 sec read
104

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA CDDC EFFE XGGX HIIH JXXJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 852
Words 166
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

All Mario William Vitale poems | Mario William Vitale Books

6 fans

Discuss the poem Death with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Death" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/46050/death>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    March 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    14
    hours
    52
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Published in 1954, "Fighting Terms" was the first collection of poems by which poet?
    A Philip Larkin
    B Sylvia Plath
    C Ted Hughes
    D Thom Gunn