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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER OF AN UNEMPLOYED MAN, by W. C. ACKERLY Poem Explanation First Line: Here in the quiet of my room Last Line: Abide with me and be my friend. Subject(s): Religion; Unemployment; Theology | |||
Here in the quiet of my room, I come to Thee for friendship; to feel That Someone is with me, though unseen. All day I have seen a multitude of people, But I am still lonely and hungry for human cheer. No life has touched mine in understanding; No hand has clasped mine in friendship; My heart is empty and my hands are idle. Help me to feel Thy presence, So that the disappointment of this day Shall not overwhelm me. Keep me from becoming cynical and bitter; Keep me warm and human, and set a new faith Before my eyes -- a new hope to live by And a new spirit with which to overcome discouragements. Guide me to that very necessary thing Of life -- WORK! Abide with me and be my friend. | 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 I WANT TO LIVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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