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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWELVE SONNETS: 8, by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) First Line: If thou wert faithless, god himself would fail Last Line: Above my boyish head wild breakers poured! Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed | |||
If thou wert faithless, God himself would fall From the blue topmost pinnacle of heaven, And not one star would light the towers of even But awful gloom would overshadow all. Whom have I but thee on whom I may call? If thou wert faithless, every song would go: Choked back for ever would be fancy's glow: Apollo's wingèd feet would halt and crawl. See how thy faithfulness is God to me. The very sign and token of the Lord Is thy sweet spotless ceaseless purity: My white stone and my message and reward:— If thou wert faithless, better had the sea Above my boyish head wild breakers poured! | 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 GIFT OF SPRING by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |
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