Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WISDOM, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Wisest of sparrows that sparrow which sitteth alone
Last Line: Seated alone and in peace till god bids it arise.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): Yea, The Sparrow Hath Found An House
Subject(s): Sparrows; Wisdom


WISEST of sparrows that sparrow which sitteth alone
Perched on the housetop, its own upper chamber, for nest;
Wisest of swallows that swallow which timely has flown
Over the turbulent sea to the land of its rest:
Wisest of sparrows and swallows, if I were as wise!

Wisest of spirits that spirit which dwelleth apart
Hid in the Presence of God for a chapel and nest,
Sending a wish and a will and a passionate heart
Over the eddy of life to that Presence in rest:
Seated alone and in peace till God bids it arise.





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