Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RECONCILIATION, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL


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RECONCILIATION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I begin through the grass once again to be bound to the lord
Last Line: On the laugh of a child I am borne to the joy of the king.
Alternate Author Name(s): A. E.
Subject(s): Repentance; Penitence


I BEGIN through the grass once again to be bound to the Lord;
I can see, through a face that has faded, the face full of rest
Of the earth, of the mother, my heart with her heart in accord;
As I lie 'mid the cool green tresses that mantle her breast
I begin with the grass once again to be bound to the Lord.

By the hand of a child I am led to the throne of the King,
For a touch that now fevers me not is forgotten and far,
And His infinite sceptred hands that sway us can bring
Me in dreams from the laugh of a child to the song of a star.
On the laugh of a child I am borne to the joy of the King.





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