Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOME SWEET DAY, by LEWIS J. BATES First Line: Into all lives some rain must fall Last Line: Weaving for all a golden crown. Subject(s): Rain | ||||||||
INTO all lives some rain must fall, Into all eyes some tear-drops start, Whether they fall as gentle shower, Or fall like fire from an aching heart. Into all hearts some sorrow must creep, Into all souls some doubtings come, Lashing the waves of life's great deep From dimpling waters to seething foam. Over all paths some clouds must lower, Under all feet some sharp thorns spring, Tearing the flesh to bitter wounds, Or entering the heart with their bitter sting. Upon all brows rough winds must blow, Over all shoulders a cross be lain, Bowing the form in its lofty height Down to the dust in bitter pain. Into all hands some duty's thrust; Unto all arms some burden's given, Crushing the heart with its weary weight, Or lifting the soul from earth to heaven. Into all hearts and homes and lives God's dear sunlight comes streaming down, Gilding the ruins of life's great plain -- Weaving for all a golden crown. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISTANT RAINFALL by ROBINSON JEFFERS CHAMBER MUSIC: 32 by JAMES JOYCE HEAVY SUMMER RAIN by JANE KENYON CROWD CORRALLING by MARGARET AVISON THE RAIN-POOL by KARLE WILSON BAKER ON THE GREAT ATLANTIC RAINWAY by KENNETH KOCH THE GREAT HUNT by CARL SANDBURG |
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