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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREATER GIFT, by MARGARET E. BRUNER
First Line: It was a dismal day when chilling rain
Last Line: Yet of this greater gift no word was spoken.
First Line: It was a dismal day when chilling rain
Last Line: Yet of this greater gift no word was spoken.
It was a dismal day when chilling rain
Like icy tears coursed down the window pane,
The clouds were dark and I was hedged about
With darker moods, but these were put to rout,
When to my ears there came a tapping sound,
So low at first as to be almost drowned
By other noises -- then it grew more clear,
Until I knew some cherished friend was near;
And opening the door I heard your voice,
Soft-cadenced, kind, that made my heart rejoice;
You came to me because you sensed my need
Of comradeship, as if to intercede
With something of your spirit as a shield,
And yet you bore a gift -- I saw revealed
A deeper motive. . . did you not foresee
That I had need of faith, serenity?
Two gifts you left, one was a healing token,
Yet of this greater gift no word was spoken.
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