Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PROVIDENCE, by PHOEBE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ah! What will become of the lily Last Line: "are numbered by his love!" Subject(s): Heaven; Paradise | ||||||||
"AH! what will become of the lily, When the summer-time is dead? Must she lay her spotless robes away, And hide in the dust her head?" "My child, the hand that bows her head Can lift it up anew; And weave another shining robe Of sunshine and of dew." "But, father, what will the sparrows do? Though they chirp so blithe and bold, When the shelter of the leaves is gone They must perish with the cold." "The sparrows are little things, my child, And the cold is hard to bear; Yet never one of these shall fall Without our Father's care." "But how will the tender lambs be clothed? For you know the shepherd said, He must take their fleeces all away, For us to wear instead." "They are warm enough to-day, my child, And so soon their fleeces grow, They each will have another one Before they feel the snow." "I know you will keep me, father; That I shall be clothed and fed; But suppose that I were lost from home, Oh, suppose that you were dead!" "My child, there is One who seeks you, No matter where you roam; And you may not stray so far away, That He cannot bring you home." "For you have a better Father, In a better home above; And the very hairs of your precious head Are numbered by His love!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, WHEN by DORIANNE LAUX IF THIS IS PARADISE by DORIANNE LAUX A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND by PHOEBE CARY |
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