Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER, by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL Poet's Biography First Line: When the day is growing old Last Line: Shepherded by quiet prayer. Subject(s): God; Prayer; Sleep | ||||||||
WHEN the day is growing old And the stars their vigils keep, Lo, a gentle voice within Calling to the fold of sleep. Whither, thither, know I not: His the silence, His the care, When my soul is called to rest, Shepherded by quiet prayer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU'S SWEET TO YO' MAMMY JES DE SAME by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 3 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 22 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 34 by JAMES JOYCE GOING TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN THE BLUE NAP by WILLIAM MATTHEWS A DECANTER OF MADEIRA, AGED 86, TO GEORGE BANCROFT, AGED 86 by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN [MARCH 8, 1862] by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL |
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