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THE CHURCH TODAY by WILLIAM WATSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: OUTWARDLY SPLENDID AS OF OLD
Last Line: LIKE THE DEAD MOON, SHE STILL SHINES ON.
Subject(s): CHURCHES; MOON; RELIGION; CATHEDRALS; THEOLOGY;

OUTWARDLY splendid as of old --
Inwardly sparkless, void and cold --
Her force and fire all spent and gone --
Like the dead moon, she still shines on.



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