{"id":1965,"date":"2017-01-08T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T16:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:05:00","slug":"helas-oscar-wilde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/uncategorized\/helas-oscar-wilde\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e9las \u2014 Oscar Wilde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poem 8 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"H\u00e9las by Oscar Wilde \u2014 read by Rob Goll #100daysofpoetry Poem 8\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J516LnHTLOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>H\u00e9las<\/em> is one of Oscar Wilde\u2019s most introspective sonnets, in which he reflects on the inner conflict between indulgence in passion and the wisdom of self-control. Wilde's beautifully crafted lines express regret for the impulsive choices that seem to have diverted him from a higher purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Wilde (1854\u20131900) is known for his sharp wit and elegant prose, but <em>H\u00e9las<\/em> offers a deeper, more philosophical look at the costs of following fleeting desires.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>H\u00e9las<\/strong> \u2014 Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n<p>To drift with every passion till my soul<br \/>\nIs a stringed lute on which can winds can play,<br \/>\nIs it for this that I have given away<br \/>\nMine ancient wisdom and austere control?<br \/>\nMethinks my life is a twice-written scroll<br \/>\nScrawled over on some boyish holiday<br \/>\nWith idle songs for pipe and virelay,<br \/>\nWhich do but mar the secret of the whole.<br \/>\nSurely there was a time I might have trod<br \/>\nThe sunlit heights, and from life's dissonance<br \/>\nStruck one clear chord to reach the ears of God:<br \/>\nIs that time dead? lo! with a little rod<br \/>\nI did but touch the honey of romance -<br \/>\nAnd must I lose a soul's inheritance?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\nRecording <em>H\u00e9las<\/em> was particularly meaningful, as it\u2019s one of my favorite sonnets by Wilde. The tension between passion and discipline, and the regret that follows, makes this poem resonate on a very personal level.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is part of my <em>100 Days of Poetry<\/em> series, where I embarked on a journey to record and share 100 poems over 100 days in 2017. 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