Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER FOR LOVE, by ELSA BARKER Poet's Biography First Line: God, give me love! I do not only pray Last Line: A lamp that may illumine all the earth. Subject(s): Love; Prayer | ||||||||
God, give me love! I do not only pray That perfect love may be bestowed on me; But let me feel the lovability Of every soul I meet along the way. Though it be hidden from the light of day And every eye but Love's, Oh! I would see My brother in the monarch and the bee In every spirit clothed in mortal clay! Give me the gift of loving! I will claim No other blessing from the Lord of Birth, For he who loves needs no high-sounding name, Nor power nor treasure to proclaim his worth; His soul has lit at Life's immortal flame A lamp that may illumine all the earth. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY THE FROZEN GRAIL (TO PEARY AND HIS MEN) by ELSA BARKER |
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