Rate:0.0 / 0 votes

Antidote to Despair

Richard Knowles


Is action the antidote to despair?

The harshest tears shed over graves, will never be fair

Our words left unsaid and deeds left undone

Life always deals a different hand to each and every one

The time to come will be miserable at the end

It has to end merciless, let's not try comprehend

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past

Just realize, nothing in this world will ever last

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on January 23, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

22 sec read
2

Quick analysis:

Scheme A A B B C C D D
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 378
Words 73
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Full analysis for Antidote to Despair »

Richard Knowles

I am just and ordinary guy with the normal deliberations that run through the intricate mind of us human beings. I write music and compose songs. This has in turn progressed into writing poems, or what I like to call poems. I write all the time and inspiration is everywhere! I love the arts and I guess writing is my soul’s liberation. “Art is absorbed by the artist in a profoundly bizarre way”-Richard Knowles more…

All Richard Knowles poems | Richard Knowles Books

0 fans

Discuss the poem Antidote to Despair with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Antidote to Despair" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/65970/antidote-to-despair>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    4
    days
    19
    hours
    31
    minutes
    112 entries submitted — 38 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    The use of words and phrases to create mental images and evoke sensory experiences is called _______.
    A symbolism
    B metaphor
    C personification
    D imagery