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Poem
May 7, 1924
The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
What is this article about?
The poem uses the comet's swift, brilliant passage and the planets' steadfast orbit as metaphors for fleeting, showy lives versus enduring, faithful ones, emphasizing moral steadfastness.
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The comet speeds across the sky
A brilliant and a dazzling light;
It holds a little time the eye,
Then swiftly passes out of sight.
Burn steadfastly the planets stay
And keep their places through the night,
Holding unto the chartered way
Contented with a lesser light.
So 'tis with men who flash and glow
And live their swift and brilliant hour;
Like comets, they, too come and go,
With neither lasting place nor power.
But men who follow chartered ways
Content the lesser joys to gain,
Who keep the faith through troubled days,
Like planets steadfastly remain
-EDGAR A. GUEST
A brilliant and a dazzling light;
It holds a little time the eye,
Then swiftly passes out of sight.
Burn steadfastly the planets stay
And keep their places through the night,
Holding unto the chartered way
Contented with a lesser light.
So 'tis with men who flash and glow
And live their swift and brilliant hour;
Like comets, they, too come and go,
With neither lasting place nor power.
But men who follow chartered ways
Content the lesser joys to gain,
Who keep the faith through troubled days,
Like planets steadfastly remain
-EDGAR A. GUEST
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Comet
Planet
Steadfastness
Brilliance
Moral Instruction
Metaphor
Edgar Guest
What entities or persons were involved?
Edgar A. Guest
Poem Details
Author
Edgar A. Guest
Subject
On Fleeting Brilliance Versus Steadfastness
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains In Iambic Tetrameter
Key Lines
So 'Tis With Men Who Flash And Glow
And Live Their Swift And Brilliant Hour;
Like Comets, They, Too Come And Go,
Like Planets Steadfastly Remain