Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POWERS THAT BE, by RUBY M. DAME First Line: From dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return 1 dammrich, ethel m. I laughed today' Last Line: The universe remains the same without amends. Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
"From dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return" Was given unto us who work; The living man must do his part, His life is short, but unto death He needs must speed and idle not nor shirk. Nature will not lend herself to science or the arts For men who are not so adapted and inspired, She spreads her knowledge in the mental realm Of those whose mortal spark is with this power fired And uses them as captains at the helm. The man who tills the soil for bread Cannot within himself perform the major deed But from the power await the growth and rain That nature gives the planted seed. If nature choose to cover lands with dust Can man alleviate this great distraint? What can man do to cause the skies to rain? What can man do when all he does, he does in vain? What can man do to change his lot but tolerate When so much must be done without his aid? How can man build his bridges and developments? What good can engineering do the masters Without the plans in harmony with elements? Where can man seek the needed power to heal Without the chemicals that nature has provided? What man has all the science and the zeal To keep a life on earth with soul and corpse divided? Who is man and why does he mock the laws of nature When so much on that very power depends? Why is the universe and death a mystery? Why so much repetition in our history? The universe remains the same without amends. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY THE OLD SEXTON by PARK BENJAMIN THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 27. LOVE, AND NEVER FEAR by THOMAS CAMPION |
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