Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LORD SPEAKS, by KARLE WILSON BAKER Poet's Biography First Line: God said to the puritan Last Line: "for those who rest from the river." Alternate Author Name(s): Wilson, Charlotte Subject(s): God; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
God said to the Puritan As He stood on the bank of His river: "I told you to swim to me; You builded a bridge of stone To bring back the Soul to the Giver. Your timorous, dry-shod plan Was well enough in its way, But you wrestled and toiled alone, And your work was heavier far, And now you will have to stay On the bank till you learn to play -- Old and stiff as you are." God said to the drowning Sinner: "I told you to swim to me. But you played and played in the stream, And you stayed and stayed in the stream, And you laughed at the ones who said You might stay in the water too long. And now you are cramped and cold, And you will go down in the stream. And then, fished out of the slime, I must leave you to air and dry, Wasting eternal Time Hung on a thorn, to sigh While measureless years go by." God called to the Swimmer-with-Glee, God called to the Laden-and-Weary, "Swim to me, swim to me! Dear, I am a shady Tree For those who rest from the River." | 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 GOOD COMPANY by KARLE WILSON BAKER |
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