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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MATINS, by MYRTLE WRIGHT GILILLAND
First Line: The opalescent mists have spun
Last Line: Begin to pray.
Subject(s): Prayer
First Line: The opalescent mists have spun
Last Line: Begin to pray.
Subject(s): Prayer
The opalescent mists have spun
Pale ribbon webs across the sun,
And touched each separate strand with rose
They salvaged from the crimson close
Of yesterday.
A breathless stillness holds the earth,
Expectant of the new day's birth.
Then softly in that pregnant hush,
The redbird, oriole, and thrush
Begin to pray.
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