Friday, January 3, 2003

The Poet's Testament Comments

Rating: 3.2

I give back to the earth what the earth gave,
All to the furrow, none to the grave,
The candle's out, the spirit's vigil spent;
Sight may not follow where the vision went.
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George Santayana
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* Sunprincess * 16 September 2015

.............nicely penned....love the theme ★

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Savita Tyagi 16 September 2015

Lovely poem. I give back all till no more left to give is the sentiment that one can feel most satisfied about.

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Kim Barney 16 September 2015

P.S. Who translated it and why weren't they given credit?

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Kim Barney 16 September 2015

Very nice in English, but I would bet it's even better in the original Spanish. Does anyone know where I can find a copy of it in Spanish? Thanks.

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Seema Jayaraman 16 September 2015

the mellow flight of time...the ultimate truth that we can only give back to earth anyways it was never ours take..beautiful poem

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Edward Kofi Louis 16 September 2015

The poet's testament is the testament of life! Nice work.

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David Wood 16 September 2015

A delighrful poem on a sad theme.

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Bernard Snyder 16 September 2015

Such a lovely poem. Wow!

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