Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I ASK BUT THIS, by NOVA DORNIN First Line: For that small heart that beats beneath my Last Line: O, be aware of beauty, and love life! Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
For that small heart that beats beneath my own, I ask but this, in earth's chaotic blare: Not fame or riches, when it beats alone -- Save as they come -- but may it be aware Of those high moments that a life can give, And hold them precious as they come and go; That life may be a joyous thing to live: To reap, without regret, what it may sow. Let tang of Autumn, mornings in the Spring, Touch deep the soul, bring yearnings and despair; And may the sea's soft utterances bring The call, resistless, leading none knows where. You whom I bear into a world of strife, O, be aware of beauty, and love life! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY |
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