Judas am I, or Peter, Or am I only one Set by malicious destiny Between the moon and sun? Silver upon the land! Silver upon the sea! A world of silver in my hand -- And my Love looking at me. It is not only the Lord, Who in the high priest's hall, Looks on the man who can betray, Till bitterly weeping, he turns away, Too common grows that word. Put out the altar-light! Let no wine redden the floor. Cover that lovely face from sight! Let me go forth into the night, And see that look no more. Silver upon the land! Silver upon the sea! A world of silver in my hand -- And my Love looking at me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MORNING by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 10 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 14. AL-MUZAWWIR by EDWIN ARNOLD PSALM 102 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 8 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. A VOICE OVER THE EARTH by EDWARD CARPENTER |