Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CONVERSION, by R. G. RUSTE


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CONVERSION, by                    
First Line: It happened in the cold and starlit dawn
Last Line: I know the cause shall stand, though I may fall.
Subject(s): Conversion; Faith; God; Religion; Self; Belief; Creed; Theology


It happened in the cold and starlit dawn.
I do not know from whence it came nor why,
Nor do I know if God chose me, or I
Awoke and saw what I had looked upon
Unseeing until then. The scales were gone
That had so long obscured my biased eye.
The challenge lay before me, spurring high
My spirit, like a flaming sword just drawn.

But yesterday, it mattered what the world
Might say. It mattered that I ate and slept.
Today, a cause has overshadowed all.
It matters not today if I be hurled
Into the deepest pit where man has wept.
I know the cause shall stand, though I may fall.





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