THOU who wouldst a palmer be, Let thy faith suffice to thee. Say not, "I to-morrow will Get beyond the sunrise hill, Pass the sea, and cross the sand Till I come to Holy Land, And beneath the lamps that glow In the shrine my heart I show, Leave my gift and round my vow, Bearing thence the victor bough." Say not this, nor take in hand Staff and scrip for Holy Land. Thou be wiser than the rest Who have bound them to the quest; Breathe thy vow and waft thy gift, Single heart to heaven lift; Here remain if thou wouldst be Palmer in all verity: Know thy faith doth brighter shine Than the lamps within the shrine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MISS KILMANSEGG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG: HER MORAL by THOMAS HOOD RESIGNATION by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW MISGIVINGS (1860) by HERMAN MELVILLE REUBEN JAMES by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE DEJECTION by GRACE E. ALBRIGHT A COUNTRY NOSEGAY by ALFRED AUSTIN EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 35. PERSEVERE by PHILIP AYRES SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 7. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |