Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOIL AND SOUL, by JOSEPH GLADDEN HUTTON Poet's Biography First Line: The earth a bit of star-dust is Last Line: "to plunder or create." Subject(s): Creation; God; Mankind; Human Race | ||||||||
The earth a bit of star-dust is, And all of us but smaller bits Of that celestial stuff. In each of us, a bit of Soil That makes us kin To all that breathes; In each of us, a bit of Soul That makes us kin to God. Forget not, O my Soul, That sacred Soil! The Creator through An eon's toil Combined these two, And said, "It is enough. My work is good: In my own imageMan! And in his mortal time, In his own hand, He holds his fate: To build or ruin, To plunder or create." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW MUCH EARTH by PHILIP LEVINE THE SHEEP IN THE RUINS by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH THE CONQUERORS by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY THE MARMOZET by HILAIRE BELLOC MEN, WOMEN, AND EARTH by ROBERT BLY BROTHERS: 3. AS FOR MYSELF by LUCILLE CLIFTON A STUDENT'S PRAYER by JOSEPH GLADDEN HUTTON |
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