Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHELTER, by FLORA SHUFELT RIVOLA First Line: I have builded a shelter from storm Last Line: Your soul from shock. Subject(s): Love; Soul | ||||||||
I have builded a shelter from storm Made of pain's rock, ground fine, My spirit may ease there its ache In this house of mine. But if you should come knocking at night When the wild winds beat, Would I could share with your soul My soul's retreat. But ever and ever each one Must carry his mortar and rock, This is love's crossI may not shield Your soul from shock. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SOUL OF AN ECCENTRIC MAN by FLORA SHUFELT RIVOLA |
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