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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VICTORY, by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA Poet's Biography First Line: When that my soul, too far from god Last Line: The weary dust of earthly things. Subject(s): Faith; Worship; Belief; Creed | |||
WHEN that my soul, too far from God, In earthy furrows crawled about, An insect on a dusty clod Wandering wingless in and out: At deepest dusk I looked above And saw a million worlds alight, That burnt the mortal veils of Love And left it shining infinite: I gazed and gazed with lifted head Until I found my heart had wings, And now my soul has ceased to dread The weary dust of earthly things. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 4 by MARK JARMAN QUIA ABSURDUM by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET TO FORTUNE by LUCY AIKEN JONATHAN EDWARDS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS by ROBERT LOWELL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION by MINA LOY A BLESSING FOR THE BLESSED by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA |
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