Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ROSEBUSH AND THE TRINITY, by ALFRED BARRETT First Line: Saint john damascene / thought a man might see Last Line: More about the rose. | ||||||||
Saint John Damascene Thought a man might see The semblance of the Trinity, The how and why of One and Three (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) In a rosebush most. To-night I mean to walk From book To bower -- Intently look At the paternal stalk Lifting the filial flower -- Be aware Of both of them, Bloom and stem, Before I see the bush or yet draw near it -- The rose's triune beauty finally share, Led by its essence loosed upon the air, As on our world is breathed the Holy Spirit! I thank John Damascene For pages that disclose To me (If not the Trinity) More about the rose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANT OF DEPARTURE; A MISSIONARY'S PRAYER by ALFRED BARRETT MON REPOS (MY MOTHER'S GIRLHOOD HOME) by ALFRED BARRETT THE SINGERS OF DELLA ROBBIA by ALFRED BARRETT TO BAYARD TAYLOR by SIDNEY LANIER OUTWARD BOUND by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH COLOGNE; EPIGRAM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE OFF THE GROUND by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITIES by THOMAS HARDY WRAITH by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE LOVER TO THE THAMES OF LONDON TO FAVOUR HIS LADY ... by GEORGE TURBERVILLE |
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