Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LIGHT, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Once when my soul was newly shriven Last Line: "look up, earth child; the light is all." | ||||||||
Once when my soul was newly shriven, When perfect peace to me was given, Pervading all in all with currents bright, I saw shine forth a mighty Light; And myriad lesser lights to this were joined, Each light with every other light entwined; And as they shone a sound assailed my ears, Alike the mighty music of the spheres. The greater light was Love and Peace and Law, And it had power toward it the rest to draw; It was the Soul of souls, the greatest One, The Life of lives, of suns the Sun. And floating through it all, my soul could see The Christ-light, shining for humanity; And silently I heard soft murmurs fall, "Look up, earth child; the light is all." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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