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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DESERTS, by ANN HAMILTON (1902-)
First Line: A desert does not have to be
Last Line: When faith is gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Anna E.; Hamilton, A. E.; Hamilton, Anne E.
Subject(s): Deserts; Faith; Food & Eating; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology
First Line: A desert does not have to be
Last Line: When faith is gone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Anna E.; Hamilton, A. E.; Hamilton, Anne E.
Subject(s): Deserts; Faith; Food & Eating; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology
A desert does not have to be
A sandy waste where springs are dry;
A life can shrink to barrenness
If love goes by.
A desert does not have to be
A place where buzzards wheel at dawn;
A heart can hold as dreadful things
When faith is gone.
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