Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BELOVED THORN, by CHESTER ANDERS FEE


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First Line: Thorn of silvery dew
Last Line: I hear again the christ in agony.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ - Suffering & Sacrifice; Thorns


Thorn of silvery dew
Hide not a long shamed face,
But lift your head to wind's embrace
And sing unto the moon anew.
Aye, yes, your naked thorns
Once cut His snowy brow
In human hate which men will ever disavow.
Uplift your head unto the morn's
Unsmudging kiss, and from its lips receive
A joy untrammeled with disgrace:
You were His crown! You hid His face
From their cruel torments. Rest. Believe.

Soiled by fingers rude,
Tangled by men who tore
You from a maiden stem and bore
To altars vast: so thus imbued
Above all crowns of gold,
Yet bent in shame, you stand
Where sanctity has touched you with His hand
And flecked you with His blood. You hold
Dominion over fronds of victory,
Or over peaceful olive trees:
For when your odors ride the breeze,
I hear again the Christ in agony.





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