Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE STRONGER SUMMONS, by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON


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THE STRONGER SUMMONS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: How may doth call us with her sweetest voice
Last Line: We know god's greatest miracle is man.
Subject(s): Jacobi, Abraham (1930-1919)


I

How May doth call us with her sweetest voice,
Fragrant with blossoms on this moonlit night!
"Take of my wine, and in new birth rejoice;
Leave care and toil, the sordid city's plight.
Oh, dying Man, come to the source of Life,
And hush in Nature all the sounds of strife."

II

Wondrous the vision, and we fain would go
But that a nobler pleasure calls us here.
Charm, Nature, as thou wilt, thou canst not throw
A spell to win us like the smile and tear.
In what Love, Friendship, Duty, Service can,
We know God's greatest miracle is Man.





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