Living

Two Men

by Edwin Arlington Robinson 1869–1935

From The Children of the Night (1897)

Living

There be two men of all mankind
That I should like to know about;
But search and question where I will,
I cannot ever find them out.

Melchizedek he praised the Lord,
And gave some wine to Abraham;
But who can tell what else he did
Must be more learned than I am.

Ucalegon he lost his house
When Agamemnon came to Troy;
But who can tell me who he was --
I'll pray the gods to give him joy.

There be two men of all mankind
That I'm forever thinking on:
They chase me everywhere I go, --
Melchizedek, Ucalegon.

MLA

Robinson, Edwin Arlington. “Two Men.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/robinson_ea/9/.

Chicago

Robinson, Edwin Arlington. “Two Men.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/robinson_ea/9/.

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