Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LUTE OF LIFE, by ARVIA MACKAYE


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First Line: Ash and flame, sand and dew
Last Line: Upon the cross the spirit sings.
Subject(s): Earth; Fire; Lutes; World


Ash and flame, sand and dew
Ever build the lute anew.

Star and sun and seraph wings
Play upon the tauten'd strings.

From the dark and hollow grave
Tidal music, wave on wave.

Sound and silence, shade and shine --
Body of a life divine.

Lute of earth, with human strings --
Upon the cross the spirit sings.





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