So are the stars and the arching skies, So are the smiles in the children's eyes: Common the life-giving breath of the spring; So are the songs which the wild birds sing, -- Blessed be God, they are common. Common the grass in its glowing green; So is the water's glistening sheen: Common the springs of love and mirth; So are the holiest gifts of earth. Common the fragrance of rosy June; So is the generous harvest moon, So are the towering, mighty hills, So are the twittering, trickling rills. Common the beautiful tints of the fall; So is the sun which is over all: Common the rain, with its pattering feet; So is the bread which we daily eat, -- Blessed be God, it is common. So is the sea in its wild unrest, Kissing forever the earth's brown breast; So is the voice of undying prayer, Evermore piercing the ambient air. So unto all are the "promises" given, So unto all is the hope of heaven: Common the rest from the weary strife; So is the life which is after life, -- Blessed be God, it is common. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG: WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A' by JOANNA BAILLIE INCIDENT AT BRUGES by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH SONNET: THE LORELEI by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH LILIES: 12. 'YET I ENDURE.' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) WARNING TO TROOPS by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |