Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE, by ANNIE MATHESON


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First Line: Oh, what is love?- a hope, a dream?
Last Line: The restful ecstasy of god!
Subject(s): God; Hearts; Love; Peace


OH, what is love?—a hope, a dream?—
The secret source of upward strife!
The pain that will from death redeem—
The life of life!

A bliss in agony; at last,
As One Whose Name is Love has willed,
The peace that comes when storm is past
Through faith fulfilled.

At first, the waking throes of birth,
A quickening goad, a smiting rod;
At last, the crowning grace of earth,
The restful ecstasy of God!





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