In one of his odes (No. 30 "To Melpomene") he raises the problem of immortality of the poet and enters into the tradition, beginning with Egyptian poetry, that the immortality of man is achieved as a result of his work, the creation of literary works.
Kwelinye izinkondlo zakhe (No30 "Ukuze Melpomene") kukhulisa inkinga yokungafi imbongi kanye ingxenye ukuphola isiko emuva izinkondlo ongumGibhithe ukungafi womuntu kufinyelelwa ngenxa yomsebenzi wakhe, ukudalwa kwemisebenzi etemibhalo. infinity yakhe Horace ubona evesini.