Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOR OUR SAKES, by OSCAR WILDE


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

FOR OUR SAKES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn!
Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays


O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn!
O Chalice of all common miseries!
Thou for our sakes that loved Thee not hast borne
An agony of endless centuries,
And we were vain and ignorant nor knew
That when we stabbed Thy heart it was our own real hearts we slew.


O smitten mouth! O forehead crowned with thorn!
- O Chalice of all common miseries!
Thou for our sakes that loved Thee not hast borne
- An agony of endless centuries,
And we were vain and ignorant nor knew
That when we stabbed Thy heart it was our own real hearts we slew.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net