Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MR. FORBES-ROBERTSON: 29. A PROMISE, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER First Line: There will come days, perhaps, my friend, which will Last Line: The memories which long have been at rest. Subject(s): Conformity | ||||||||
There will come days, perhaps, my friend, which will Recall a promise made when life was young, When tempters try to lead you down the hill, When sirens lure with silver music sung; When righteous thoughts might savor of a prude, When Satan comes bedecked in guise of friend, And seeks your soul with sinful pleasures lewd, Then will that promise made its strength extend. For promises are like the iron bar The builder uses in his concrete wall; Cement alone might stand the shock and jar, But iron binds and strengthens 'gainst a fall. And every righteous promise which we make And resolution to attempt the best Will steel our souls in trial, and awake The memories which long have been at rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WALKING THOUGHTS by MARVIN BELL THE SUBURBANS by CAROLYN KIZER THE UNKNOWN CITIZEN by WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN TO THOSE OF MY SISTERS WHO KEPT THEIR NATURALS by GWENDOLYN BROOKS DISILLUSIONMENT OF TEN O'CLOCK by WALLACE STEVENS CONFORMITY IS COMELY by ROBERT HERRICK MY LADY WITH THE DROOPING ROSE by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER A DROP OF INK by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER |
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