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Dec 22, 2016 19:56

The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armor against Fate;
Death lays his icy hand on kings:
Scepter and Crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

Some men with swords may reap the field,
And plant fresh laurels where they kill:
But their strong nerves at last must yield;
They tame but one another still:
Early or late
They stoop to fate,
And must give up their murmuring breath
When they, pale captives, creep to death.

The garlands wither on your brow,
Then boast no more your mighty deeds!
Upon Death’s purple altar now
See where the victor-victim bleeds.
Your heads must come
To the cold tomb:
Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.

--Death, The Leveler by James Shirley

If there’s a trace of life on this earth it cannot be erased

Even if you die underground it will carry you on its back

So you who asks your silent question from the shadows

How long do you think that darkness will remember you?

--For My Picture by Mehmet Akif Ersoy

james shirley, mehmet akif ersoy, poetry

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