Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PEACE, by NELLE MCGINNIS



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First Line: In god's own temple by the wooded hill
Last Line: All came to me, that day, within this shrine.
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; The Resurrection


In God's own temple by the wooded hill,
I sat in quiet peace on Easter Day,
Upon a ledge where I could feel the spray
Of cooling mist above the falling rill.
The only sound that came to break the still
Was silver notes of birds, that sang as they
Would pause in flight, to hear the breezes play
Upon their flutes and harps with magic skill.
Then all of life's drear winter days slipped by
And were forgotten in this holy hour
I walked alone with God, beneath the sky,
Whose beauty filtered through this leafy bower;
And peace and love and thoughts that were divine
All came to me, that day, within this shrine.





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