Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOOD IN EVERYTHING, by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) Poet's Biography First Line: The white shafts of the dawn dispel Last Line: Nor shall his hand forsake us long. Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
THE white shafts of the dawn dispel The night clouds banked across the sky; The sluggish vapours curl and die, And the day rises. It is well. Unfold, ye tender blooms of life; Sing, birds; let all the world be gay: 'Tis well, -- the morning of our day Must rise 'mid joyous songs and strife. Beat, noonday sun, till all the plain Swoons, and life seems asleep or dead: 'Tis well, -- the harvest of our bread Is sown in sorrow and reaped in pain. Close, evening shadows, soft and deep, When life reviving breathes once more; Fall, silent night, when toil is o'er, And the soul folds her wings in sleep. Come joy or grief, come right or wrong, In good or evil, life or death; We are the creatures of His breath: Nor shall His hand forsake us long. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA A CAROL by LEWIS MORRIS (1833-1907) |
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