Soul, art thou sad again, With the old sadness? Thou shalt be glad again With a new gladness, When April sun and rain Mount to the teeming brain With the earth-madness. When from the mould again, Spurning disaster, Spring shoots unfold again, Follow thou faster Out of the drear domain Of dark, defeat, and pain, Praising the Master. Light for thy guide again, Ample and splendid; Love at thy side again, All doubting ended. (Ah, by the dragon slain, For nothing small or vain Michael contended!) Thou shalt take heart again, No more despairing; Play thy great part again, Loving and caring. Hark, how the gold refrain Runs through the iron strain, Splendidly daring! Thou shalt grow strong again, Confident, tender,— Battle with wrong again, Be truth's defender,— Of the immortal train Born to attempt, attain, Never surrender! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY PRAISE THE SUN by JOHN CROWE RANSOM GOLDWING MOTH by CARL SANDBURG THE BLACK RIDERS: 38 by STEPHEN CRANE FOUR QUARTETS: BURNT NORTON by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT THE RAVAGED VILLA by HERMAN MELVILLE I SHALL HAVE PEACE AGAIN (WRITTEN AFTER READING 'RIDERS TO THE SEA' by FLORA LOUISE BAILEY |