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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER, by DMITRY SERGEYEVICH MEREZHKOVSKY Poet's Biography First Line: Cast prostrate, in mourning Last Line: Wings of thy spirit. Alternate Author Name(s): Merezhovski, Dmitri Subject(s): God; Mourning; Prayer; Religion; Bereavement; Theology | |||
Cast prostrate, in mourning, Wingless, self-scorning, Grief in a gust Flings us, dust upon dust. We desire not, we dare not, We believe not, we care not, No wisdom has worth. God, do thou dower us, Kindle, empower us, Give of thy mirth. From the languor that clings Give us wings! Give us wings! Wings of thy Spirit. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY THE CURSE OF LOVE by DMITRY SERGEYEVICH MEREZHKOVSKY |
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