Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BUILDER, by HATTIE VOSE HALL First Line: A builder builded a temple Last Line: Was a child's immortal soul. Variant Title(s): Two Temples Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
A BUILDER builded a temple, He wrought it with grace and skill; Pillars and groins and arches All fashioned to work his will. Men said, as they saw its beauty, "It shall never know decay; Great is thy skill, O Builder! Thy fame shall endure for aye." A Mother builded a temple With loving and infinite care, Planning each arch with patience, Laying each stone with prayer. None praised her unceasing efforts, None knew of her wondrous plan, For the temple the Mother builded Was unseen by the eyes of man. Gone is the Builder's temple, Crumpled into the dust; Low lies each stately pillar, Food for consuming rust. But the temple the Mother builded Will last while the ages roll, For that beautiful unseen temple Was a child's immortal soul. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY POETRY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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