Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR WHAT I BLESS THEE, by MIRIAM DEL BANCO First Line: I bless thee, o my god, I bless thee, for the morn Last Line: I bless thee for the night! Subject(s): Blessings | ||||||||
I bless Thee, O my God, I bless Thee, for the morn The fragrant, dew-dipped morn; Who comes all blushing from the arms of night, Like some fair brideso lovely and so bright; Who spangles all the blossoms fair with dew And tints the vaulted skies with palest blue; Who wakes to life and light the powers of earth, And wears a starry jewel at her birth; O, she doth speak of Thee to the forlorn: I bless Thee for the morn. I bless Thee, O my God, I bless Thee, for the noon The golden, sunny noon; When in the field at work the reaper sings While 'mid the corn and poppies bright the wild bee wings; The farmer's wife, bare-armed and rosy-faced, Doth, at the vine-clad door, survey the sun's bright trace And taking from the wall a shining form, Calls to the men at work through echoing horn. O, when the noon is nigh the night comes soon; I bless Thee for the noon. I bless Thee, O my God, I bless Thee, for the night The still and solemn night; When folded in the arms of sleep all nature lies, And peacesweet peacedoth kiss down tired eyes; When toil and care, and pain and tumult wild Forgotten are by age and youth and child: No eye but Thine its ceaseless vigil keeps, Wrapped in oblivion then creation sleeps; Covered 'neath one great shield are wrong and right; I bless Thee for the night! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR TO ANGELIC CIRCUMSTANCES by KENNETH KOCH PARADISE LIGHTNING DAZZLE: 6. YES by GREGORY ORR HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE COMB by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DAUGHTER O' MINE by DAISY DEAN BUTLER VERSES DESIGNED FOR AN INFIRMARY by JOHN BYROM TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. AH! BLESSED IS HE by EDWARD CARPENTER A DREAM OF LIFE by MIRIAM DEL BANCO A FLOW'RET IN THE GARLAND; FOR OUT GREAT CENTENARIAN by MIRIAM DEL BANCO |
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