Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRAYER OF THE UNEMPLOYED, by RAYMOND JOSEPH KRESENSKY


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PRAYER OF THE UNEMPLOYED, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord, I do not ask for houses of steel
Last Line: Work for these hands to do.
Subject(s): Prayer; Religion; Unemployment; Theology


Lord, I do not ask for houses of steel,
Nor houses built of stone;
But for the exultation to feel
The tug on muscle and bone.

Not for wealth or men at my commands,
Nor peace when I am through—
I only ask work for these hands,
Work for these hands to do.





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