Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BE MERCIFUL, by JOHN THOMAS MCFARLAND First Line: Once ran my prayer as runs the brook Last Line: Be merciful, o god, to me! Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
Once ran my prayer as runs the brook O'er pebbles and through sunny meads; No pain my inmost spirit shook, Words broke in shallows of small needs. But now the shadows on me lie, Deep-cut the channel of the years; And prayer is but a sobbing cry Through whitened lips and falling tears. Not glibly, but with broken speech, O God, my God, I pray to Thee; Enough if now I may beseech, Be merciful, O God, to me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY THE JOURNEY by JOHN THOMAS MCFARLAND |
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