Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 44 Benét, William Rose 1886 1950 Benet, William Rose Perpetual Light : a memorial Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Skip Doughty, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Perpetual Light: A Memorial" by William Rose Benét is a poignant collection of poems, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a heartfelt tribute to the author's late wife, Teresa Frances Thompson, blending personal reflection with broader themes of love, loss, and memory. It intricately captures the essence of deep emotional connections and the struggle to articulate such profound experiences. The collection is divided into two main sections: "Before" and "After," each containing a series of poems that explore the relationship between Benét and his beloved. In "Before," the poet writes about their shared moments, love, and aspirations, while "After" delves into the pain and sorrow following her passing. The poems reflect on concepts such as beauty, purity, and the enduring impact of love, all infused with a sense of spiritual longing. Through vivid imagery and lyrical language, Benét navigates personal grief while celebrating the light that his wife brought into his life, ultimately suggesting that true love transcends even death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 148796 148677 2024-10-03T09:53:09.532501 2023-10-03T08:53:56.515557 text/html text/html 148789 148670 2024-10-03T09:53:09.794469 2023-10-03T08:53:56.691562 text/html text/html 130814 2024-10-03T09:53:17.740441 application/epub+zip 130294 2024-10-03T09:53:13.169447 application/epub+zip 118455 2024-10-03T09:53:11.778435 application/epub+zip 237924 2024-10-03T09:53:20.291414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218189 2024-10-03T09:53:16.474458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198816 2022-09-03T12:35:37.972413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116480 116412 2024-10-03T09:53:09.218451 2023-10-03T08:53:56.297542 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 111586 2020-12-29T21:25:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46862 2020-12-29T21:25:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18542 2024-10-03T09:53:20.416393 application/rdf+xml 11367 2024-10-03T09:53:12.332432 image/jpeg 2755 2024-10-03T09:53:12.055434 image/jpeg 126459 2024-10-03T09:53:09.807466 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia