Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A STUDENT'S PRAYER, by JOSEPH GLADDEN HUTTON Poet's Biography First Line: Dear lord Last Line: Amen. Subject(s): Bible; God; Prayer; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
Dear Lord: I do not seek To know it all Even were it possible For finite mind So to do. But let me learn enough Songs and psalms, Atoms and cells, Birds and flowers, Rocks and streams, And storms and stars To believe in Thee And in the integrity Of Thy universe; To preserve the Soil The source of Life For all posterity; And to trust and serve My fellow man Wherever he may be. Amen. | 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 |
|