Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY TREASURE, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY First Line: Treasure I sought Last Line: He gave me more than all I had sought. Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
Treasure I sought Over land and sea, And dearly I bought Prosperity. But nought that I gained, On land or sea, Brought ever a lasting good to me. Pleasure I sought Over sea and land, And snatched at life With eager hand. But nought that I found, On land or sea, Brought ever a lasting joy to me, For treasure of earth Is fleeting gain, And Pleasure is but A mask for pain. Life asketh more, And ever stands, With outstretched hands by an opening door. And then at last, My wanderings o'er, All that I sought, And God's good more, Lay waiting for me At my own door, -- Yea, more than I sought was at my door. He let me scour The world, to show His Love and Power Must all bestow. All mine own strivings Had brought me nought; He gave me more than all I had sought. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A NEW EARTH by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY |
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