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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CALL TO PRAYER, by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT Poet's Biography First Line: From the minaret the moslem Last Line: "god is love and god is good." Subject(s): Babies; Prayer; Infants | |||
From the minaret the Moslem Bids men pray. "Let all work wait." North, south, east and west he calls them, "God is one and God is great." Far below a woman blesses God in new-found motherhood, Singing to the babe she presses, "God is love and God is good." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POET TO HIS BABY SON by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BABYHOOD by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN INFANCY by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG BALLAD OF THE LAYETTE by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM A TOAST FOR LITTLE IRON MIKE by PAUL MARIANI THE PAMPERING OF LEORA by THYLIAS MOSS ONE FOR ALL NEWBORNS by THYLIAS MOSS IN THE THRIVING SEASON by LISEL MUELLER A CITY OF MILLS by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT |
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