Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIGHT, by ADELENE KISSAM WATT


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LIGHT, by                    
First Line: What of the world
Last Line: Teach us to hate our hate.
Subject(s): Hate


What of the World,
Whose centuries have hurled
To death the faith and trust of men!
Our nations' hopes and glories die,
The wilderness has claimed us now,
Under a threatening sky.

What of the Light,
First born, that put to flight
And split the black primeval mist
To drive the skulking darkness back!
Blinded by lust of man-made power
We follow the running pack.

Iron and steel!
Monsters that strike and deal
Their blows like beasts and wreak their spite,
Plunging their mighty hulk, they stride,
Cracking our bones like forest boughs,
Seeking blood as they ride.

Shall evil smite
To quench the ancient Light?
Chant high, O spirit of sage and priest,
Purge us of pride through heart and state,
Kindle the beacon! We yet may see!
Teach us to hate our hate.





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