(He is Jealous of the Heavens and the Earth) <br /> <br />What a grudge I am bearing the earth that has its arms about her, and is holding that face away from me, where I was finding peace from great sadness. <br /> <br />What a grudge I am bearing the Heavens that are after taking her, and shutting her in with greediness, the Heavens that do push their bolt against so many. <br /> <br />What a grudge I am bearing the blessed saints that have got her sweet company, that I am always seeking; and what a grudge I am bearing against Death, that is standing in her two eyes, and will not call me with a word.<br /><br />John Millington Synge<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-translation-from-petrarch/
