Edwin Markham
Edwin Markham
Edwin Markhamwas an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth23 April 1852
CountryUnited States of America
giving silence generations
The sequoias belong to the silences of the milleniums. Many of them have seen a hundred human generations rise, give off their little clamors and perish. They seem indeed to be forms of immortality standing here amoing the transitory shapes of time.
heart grieving joy
Sorrows come to stretch out places in the heart for joy.
encouraging adversity victory-and-defeat
Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.
rust
It is better to rust out than wear out.
destiny decision choices
Choices are the hinges of destiny.
inspirational life dream
Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!
stars good-life brotherhood
The crest and crowning of all good, life's final star, is Brotherhood.
sides things-to-do oneself
To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.
heart sky clouds
At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky And flinging the cloud and the towers by, Is a place of central calm: So here in the roar of mortal things, I have a place where my spirit sings, In the hollow of God's Palm.
loneliness men winning
I (God) will leave man to make the fateful guess, Will leave him torn between the no and yes, Leave him unresting till he rests in me, Drawn upward by the choice that makes him free, Leave him in tragic loneliness to choose, With all in life to win or all to lose.