Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER, by PETER GETHING First Line: I do not ask a truce Last Line: To fight tomorrow! Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
I do not ask a truce With life's incessant pain; But school my lips, O Lord, Not to complain. I do not ask for peace From life's eternal sorrow; But give me courage, Lord, To fight tomorrow! | 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 |
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