Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER BEFORE POEMS, by ANNE BLACKWELL PAYNE First Line: Great author of a world, of sky, of sea Last Line: Teach me to paint. Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
Great Author of a world, of sky, of sea; Whose lyrics are translated by the birds, Come close and in the stillness I may learn To worship Thee with words. Thou, who doest guide all groping, gifted hands 'Till they can finger every helpless string And find the souls of Violins and harps, Aid me to sing. Artist, who did the great originals, And carved the tender features of a saint, Who chose the colors for a universe, Teach me to paint. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 5 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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