if angels had hangovers
If angels, pure, were to suffer in woe,
From ethereal heights to earthly despair,
Their radiant forms weighed down, moving slow,
By the lingering fog of a celestial affair.
The golden goblets of ambrosial wine,
Once sipped in mirth midst heaven's bright expanse,
Now bring a toll, a heavenly design,
Leaving them weary in a sorrowful dance.
Their voices, dulled, in the morning's first light,
Their halos flicker with a weakened glow,
Yet still, they tend to mortals in their plight,
Seeking safety in the realms far below.
Oh, if angels had hangovers,
this we'd find,
Even in their pain,
they'd be gentle and kind.
About this poem
The poem playfully imagines angels experiencing something akin to a hangover, highlighting their enduring kindness and compassion even in a state of hypothetical discomfort.
Font size:
Written on November 24, 2023
Submitted by Lisa.shayne on December 07, 2023
- 37 sec read
- 0 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCDCDEAEAFGHG |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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
"if angels had hangovers" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 12 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/177721/if-angels-had-hangovers>.
Discuss the poem if angels had hangovers with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In