Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLIND, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS Poet's Biography First Line: Show me your god!' the doubter cries Last Line: Is blind of soul, and cannot see! Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton Subject(s): Faith; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology | ||||||||
"Show me your God!" the doubter cries. I point him to the smiling skies; I show him all the woodland greens; I show him peaceful sylvan scenes; I show him winter snows and frost; I show him waters tempest-tossed; I show him hills rock-ribbed and strong; I bid him hear the thrush's song; I show him flowers in the close -- The lily, violet and rose; I show him rivers, babbling streams; I show him youthful hopes and dreams; I show him maids with eager hearts; I show him toilers in the marts; I show him stars, the moon, the sun; I show him deeds of kindness done; I show him joy; I show him care, And still he holds his doubting air, And faithless goes his way, for he Is blind of soul, and cannot see! | 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 THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS |
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