In Memoriam A. H. H. Obiit: 124. That which we dare invoke
July 5, 2023Enoch Arden
July 5, 2023In Memoriam 82: I Wage Not Any Feud With Death
I wage not any feud with Death
For changes wrought on form and face;
No lower life that earth’s embrace
May breed with him, can fright my faith.
Eternal process moving on,
From state to state the spirit walks;
And these are but the shatter’d stalks,
Or ruin’d chrysalis of one.
Nor blame I Death, because he bare
The use of virtue out of earth:
I know transplanted human worth
Will bloom to profit, otherwhere.
For this alone on Death I wreak
The wrath that garners in my heart;
He put our lives so far apart
We cannot hear each other speak.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) was a British poet who served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during Queen Victoria's reign. Some of his most famous works include "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Ulysses," and "In Memoriam A.H.H."