Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE UNIVERSAL MOTHER, by SABINE BARING-GOULD Poet's Biography First Line: When by the hand of god man was created Last Line: "come, child of mine, and slumber in my bosom." Subject(s): Jews; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Mothers; Women In The Bible; Judaism; Virgin Mary | ||||||||
WHEN by the hand of God man was created, He took the dust of the earth from every quarter From east and west, and from the north and south That wheresoever man might wander forth, He should be still at home; and, when a-dying, On some far distant western shore, and seeking A shelter on the bosom of the Mother, The earth might not refuse to clasp him saying, "My offspring art thou not, O roving Eastern." Wherever now the foot of Man shall bear him, Wherever by the final call o'ertaken, He is no stranger reckoned, or an outcast, But hears exclaim the Universal Mother, "Come, child of mine, and slumber in my bosom." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MADONNA by KATHARINE LEE BATES BALLADE TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA by HILAIRE BELLOC OUR LORD AND OUR LADY by HILAIRE BELLOC PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SONG OF MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON ISLAND MARY by LUCILLE CLIFTON MARY'S DREAM by LUCILLE CLIFTON A HYMN FOR PROCESSION WITH CROSS AND BANNERS by SABINE BARING-GOULD |
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