Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER FOR THIS HOUSE, by LOUIS UNTERMEYER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: May nothing evil cross this door Last Line: And hold love in. Alternate Author Name(s): Lewis, Michael Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
May nothing evil cross this door, And may ill fortune never pry About these windows; may the roar And rain go by. Strengthened by faith, these rafters will Withstand the batt'ring of the storm; This hearth, though all the world grow chill, Will keep us warm. Peace shall walk softly through these rooms, Touching our lips with holy wine, Till ev'ry casual corner blooms Into a shrine. Laughter shall drown the raucous shout; And, though these shelt'ring walls are thin, May they be strong to keep hate out And hold love in. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A BIRTHDAY by LOUIS UNTERMEYER A VOICE FROM THE SWEAT-SHOPS (A HYMN WITH RESPONSES) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |
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