Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUG, by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT Poet's Biography First Line: O siva! / beat my soul like a rug Last Line: O siva! Subject(s): Hinduism; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
O Siva! Beat my soul like a rug Spread on the grass, Struck by tough saplings, Till it wrinkles and writhes, And the dust rises, Blown off by the wind. So make my soul clean, Yes, soft for thy feet, O Siva! | 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 CALL TO PRAYER by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT |
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