Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KINSHIP, by ETHEL M. DAMMRICH


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KINSHIP, by                    
First Line: With these my soul claims kinship
Last Line: While it's scorched with inner strife.
Subject(s): Worship


With these my soul claims kinship
Being touched by each in turn,
Daily lighting life's tall taper,
Which in worship I let burn.

The depth of bursting sunrise
Enriched by neighboring cloud.
The joyous trill of birdsong
Gently touched by sorrow's shroud.

The purging glare of high noon
Faded into swiftly passing.
The sunset hues more brilliant
When twilight shades come massing.

The distant star brought closer
With the blackness of the night.
The deeper dark of early morn
Ere the coming of new light.

With these my soul claims kinship
As it vagabonds through life;
Feigning often pure contentment
While it's scorched with inner strife.





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