Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ST. SENANUS AND THE LADY, by THOMAS MOORE


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ST. SENANUS AND THE LADY, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh! Haste and leave this sacred isle
Last Line: She ne'er had left his lonely isle.
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Subject(s): Senanus, Saint (488-560); Women


ST. SENANUS.

"OH! haste and leave this sacred isle,
Unholy bark, ere morning smile;
For on thy deck, though dark it be,
A female form I see;
And I have sworn this sainted sod
Shall ne'er by woman's feet be trod."

THE LADY.

"O Father! send not hence my bark,
Through wintry winds and billows dark;
I come with humble heart to share
Thy morn and evening prayer:
Nor mine the feet, O holy Saint!
The brightness of thy sod to taint."

The Lady's prayer Senanus spurn'd;
The winds blew fresh, the bark return'd;
But legends hint, that had the maid
Till morning's light delay'd,
And given the saint one rosy smile,
She ne'er had left his lonely isle.





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