I WILL my tiny spark of being wholly vanish in your deeps and heights? Must my day be dark by reason, O ye Heavens, of your boundless nights, Rush of Suns, and roll of systems, and your fiery clash of meteorites? II 'Spirit, nearing yon dark portal at the limit of thy human state, Fear not thou the hidden purpose of that Power which alone is great, Nor the myriad world, His shadow, nor the silent Opener of the Gate.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TOMB AT AKR CAAR by EZRA POUND EPISTLE TO WILLIAM SIMPSON OF OCHILTREE by ROBERT BURNS ABYSS by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS RIDDLE: A CANDLE by MOTHER GOOSE UPON MY LADY CARLISLE'S WALKING IN HAMPTON COURT GARDEN by JOHN SUCKLING VULTURES by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM PORTRAIT SONNETS: 2 by HENRY BELLAMANN |