Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FERN, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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THE FERN, by                    
First Line: I saw a fern in creviced stone
Last Line: I am that fern in god's control.
Subject(s): Ferns; God


I saw a fern in creviced stone,
Its dainty green pulsed with the wind,
It must have grown for me alone,
Since it brought God into my mind;
I saw its shallow earth confines,
Its brothers in their leaf-loam glen
Were lost amidst the grass and vines,
But it brought joy to eyes of men.

How like unto myself, I thought;
The seed I've sown on stony ground
Has taken root, and grown, and brought
Rich glory to its narrow bound,
And walls I thought that compassed me
Have been but setting for my soul,
Have raised me high and made me free,
I am that fern in God's control.





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