Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN THE OLD CATHEDRAL, by TRUDIE K. HOWREN


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IN THE OLD CATHEDRAL, by                    
First Line: With anguished heart I entered its great door
Last Line: And yet -- I knew that I was not alone!
Subject(s): Churches; Cathedrals


With anguished heart I entered its great door;
Quiet were my steps on the carpeted floor.
The windows were, to their majestic height,
Illumined by the amber western light.

A woman knelt, with head bowed on the old
Balustrade of rosewood; the sun's pale gold
Fell in sweet benediction o'er the scene,
As if knelt there some Mary Magdalene.

The organ played and its clear tones were filled
With beauty like a fragrant draught distilled
From dew-drenched meadows, drifting in at dawn ...
Then to my knees I, too, was somehow drawn.

How long I lingered thus, I do not know;
But when I rose, depleted was my woe ...
Silent the organ now, all others gone;
And yet -- I knew that I was not alone!





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