Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVOCATION, by CLAUDE MCKAY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ancestral spirit, hidden from my sight Last Line: The worthy singer of my world and race. Alternate Author Name(s): Edwards, Eli | ||||||||
Ancestral Spirit, hidden from my sight By modern Time's unnumbered works and ways On which in awe and wonderment I gaze, Where hid'st thou in the deepness of the night? What evil powers thy healing presence blight? Thou who from out the dark and dust didst raise The Ethiop standard in the curtained days, Before the white God said: Let there be light! Bring ancient music to my modern heart, Let fall the light upon my sable face That once gleamed on the Ethiopian's art; Lift me to thee out of this alien place So I may be, thine exiled counterpart, The worthy singer of my world and race. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE by CLAUDE MCKAY LA PALOMA IN LONDON by CLAUDE MCKAY SONG OF THE MOON by CLAUDE MCKAY THE LITTLE PEOPLES by CLAUDE MCKAY |
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