Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER, by LOUIS UNTERMEYER Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: God, though this life is but a wraith Last Line: God, keep me still unsatisfied. Alternate Author Name(s): Lewis, Michael Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty | ||||||||
GOD, though this life is but a wraith, Although we know not what we use, Although we grope with little faith, Give me the heart to fightand lose. Ever insurgent let me be, Make me more daring than devout; From sleek contentment keep me free, And fill me with a buoyant doubt. Open my eyes to visions girt With beauty, and with wonder lit But let me always see the dirt, And all that spawn and die in it. Open my ears to music; let Me thrill with Spring's first flutes and drums But never let me dare forget The bitter ballads of the slums. From compromise and things half-done, Keep me, with stern and stubborn pride; And when, at last, the fight is won God, keep me still unsatisfied. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER A BIRTHDAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |
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