Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LUMINOUS HANDS OF GOD, by ELEANOR WARFIELD KENLY BACON First Line: Out of the base, insensate clod Last Line: Which god's effulgent hand keeps bright. Subject(s): God; Hands | ||||||||
Out of the base, insensate clod The luminous, strong Hands of God Have shaped us; and all sin can do Cannot prevent the shining through And on our lives of that pure light Which God's effulgent Hand keeps bright. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY FATHER, MY HANDS by RICHARD BLANCO MY MOTHER'S HANDS by ANDREW HUDGINS I WAS BORN WITH TWELVE FINGERS by LUCILLE CLIFTON TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: A MEDITATION by LUCILLE CLIFTON FIFTH GRADE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by RITA DOVE THE TYPICAL HAND by ELENI SIKELIANOS THE CARPENTER by PRIMUS ST. JOHN |
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