The poem
Fear death?—to feel the fog in my throat, The mist in my face, When the snows begin, and the blasts denote I am nearing the place, The power of the night, the press of the storm, The post of the foe; Where he stands, the Arch Fear in a visible form, Yet the strong man must go: For the journey is done and the summit attained, And the barriers fall, Though a battle's to fight ere the guerdon be gained, The reward of it all. I was ever a fighter, so—one fight more, The best and the last! I would hate that death bandaged my eyes, and forbore, And bade me creep past. No! let me taste the whole of it, fare like my peers The heroes of old, Bear the brunt, in a minute pay glad life's arrears Of pain, darkness and cold. For sudden the worst turns the best to the brave, The black minute's at end, And the elements' rage, the fiend-voices that rave, Shall dwindle, shall blend, Shall change, shall become first a peace out of pain, Then a light, then thy breast, O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!
prospice is a poem of promise to oneself to excel the most hazardous moment of life .It is a ceremony of togetherness ,the poet"s urge to transcend physical life to unite with his departed wife in heaven .hence the poet waits for his combat with death .
i think this poem is about the death of his wife, Elizabeth, and how he fears death himself.
it is also showing how he's gotta be strong and can't live the rest of his life crying about how he misses her, and sooner than later how he's going to join her in death "even the strong man must go".
that's all
Rda
Faltu poem
prospice is an inspiring poem. the poet through his wonderful poem tries to show the world that death is an inevitable part of life.so we should not fear it but accept it.