Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EXTRA SABBATH, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: I know it in the morning Last Line: "in the middle of the week!" Subject(s): Sabbath; Sunday | ||||||||
I know it in the morning At the opening of the eyes, By the holy silent mystery That all about me lies; By the smoothness of the spirit, And the clarity of mind, And the blessed, calm forgetfulness Of matters left behind; And by those inner voices That whisperingly speak: "This day shall be a Sunday, In the middle of the week!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DAT GAL O' MINE by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SUNDAY: NEW GUINEA by KARL SHAPIRO SABBATHS: 2001 by WENDELL BERRY SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAY by PAUL BLACKBURN THE SABBATH OF THE SOUL by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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