To an Athlete Dying Young
July 5, 2023The Day of Battle
July 5, 2023The Isle of Portland
The star-filled seas are smooth to-night
From France to England strown;
Black towers above the Portland light
The felon-quarried stone.
On yonder island, not to rise,
Never to stir forth free,
Far from his folk a dead lad lies
That once was friends with me.
Lie you easy, dream you light,
And sleep you fast for aye;
And luckier may you find the night
Than ever you found the day.
A. E. Housman
A. E. Housman (1859-1936) was an English poet and classical scholar who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his melancholic and nostalgic poetry, which often explored themes of unrequited love and the passing of time. Some of his most famous works include "A Shropshire Lad", "Last Poems", and "More Poems".