Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHOSEN CHILD, by BLANCHE C. HARDY First Line: The chosen child must ever be Last Line: The place of peace is ever found. Subject(s): Children; Jesus Christ; Childhood | ||||||||
The chosen child must ever be Misfortunate in his degree; The loves of earth betray, forsake, The tired heart is like to break, The world his grief with scorn regards, And coldly all his hopes discards: Their bitter looks let him forget For midst the stars his way is set. The distant glory reaches him Though all the nearer paths be dim, His feet are torn by rock and brier His eyes ashine with heavenly fire; Though limbs be cold and garments thin, The mystic vision glows within; From worldly joys his face upturns To where the immortal spirit burns. Calamity may cloud his sky, Riches and honour pass him by, Lonely he climbs the hills of day, The shining west gleams far away. Though armies fall, yet to his eyes The secret flame shall still arise, While in his heart as holy ground The place of peace is ever found. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE |
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