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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASSPORT, by BESS FOSTER SMITH First Line: If I am here to prove a certain test Last Line: And strive to pour my heart out in a song? | |||
If I am here to prove a certain test -- That makes or breaks my chance to enter Heaven, I Pray Thee, Lord, grant me this one request -- I would not err in making my decision. O, shall I bid my pulsing heart be still, Lest in the end it should be counted wrong -- Or shall I try to grasp each moment's thrill And strive to pour my heart out in a song? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN A SEA STORY by EMILY HENRIETTA HICKEY WHAT THEY ASK by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS NO MARVEL IS IT by BERNART DE VENTADORN THE VILLAGE WELL by ALEXANDER BROWN AN ELEGY ON MR. WILLIAM HOPTON by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: INDIAN LOVE SONG by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |
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