Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SOUL OF AN ECCENTRIC MAN, by FLORA SHUFELT RIVOLA First Line: Lord of the understanding heart Last Line: As death's now opening gates. Subject(s): Holidays; Prayer; Religion; Thanksgiving; Turkey; Theology | ||||||||
Lord of the understanding heart, Who gave him ways that made him queer To all his kind, save me, who lived quite near; Who for some hidden reason set apart This man for whom I pray, Draw near today, As he lies lingering by Styx' lone bank; Draw near and let my glad tears thank You for the soul of an eccentric man Who opened gates for me; who, stronger than Myself, drew me, despite myself, to his own plane A plane too high for hurts from those to whom He seemed so queer, plane so wide, Lord, these are thankful tears that I have stood beside This man who led my soul from room to room Of wonder-living in Love's realm, who made My woman's fearful soul so unafraid That, see! I smile through tears, Lord, even as he waits As death's now opening gates. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY FARTHER VIEW by FLORA SHUFELT RIVOLA |
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