Lord of my heart's elation, Spirit of things unseen, Be thou my aspiration Consuming and serene! Bear up, bear out, bear onward, This mortal soul alone, To selfhood or oblivion, Incredibly thine own, -- As the foamheads are loosened And blown along the sea, Or sink and merge forever In that which bids them be. I, too, must climb in wonder, Uplift at thy command, -- Be one with my frail fellows Beneath the wind's strong hand, A fleet and shadowy column Of dust or mountain rain, To walk the earth a moment And be dissolved again. Be thou my exaltation Or fortitude of mien, Lord of the world's elation, Thou breath of things unseen! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST MAN'S CLUB by JAMES GALVIN SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ADAM WEIRAUCH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE LITTLE TURTLE by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY BY THE PACIFIC OCEAN by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 7 by EZRA POUND REBECCA'S HYMN, FR. IVANHOE by WALTER SCOTT ANIMAL TRANQUILITY AND DECAY; A SKETCH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |