The Poet by Leigh Gordon Giltner
A lone piper laments Pan's departure from desolate moors, his notes crying into Chance's fickle wind, playing to feet that refuse to dance and ears that refuse to hear.
By Leigh Gordon Giltner · First published 1900 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Elegiac Poetry, Romantic Poetry · 36 words
First lines
One fluting on sad wolds Pan's flight left drear, / One crying down the wayward wind of Chance,
One piping unto feet that will not dance / And mourning unto ears that will not hear.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Leigh Gordon Giltner
- Date: 1900 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Elegiac Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Philosophical Poetry, Symbolism
- Length: 36 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — A short, musical verse expressing intense personal emotion and melancholic reflection, the defining characteristics of lyric poetry.
- Elegiac Poetry — The work employs elegiac tone and themes—mourning unfulfilled purpose, lamenting silence and indifference, expressing loss and futility.
- Romantic Poetry — Demonstrates romantic sensibilities through emotional intensity, nature imagery (wolds, wind), mythological allusions, and the tragedy of idealistic yet unheeded aspiration.
- Philosophical Poetry — Explores existential questions about fate (Chance), human agency, and the tragic disjunction between intention and reception or response.
Tags
1849-1916 · chance · crying · ears · feet · flight · fluting · hear · mourning · pan's · piping · poetry