Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TEMPLE, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: Awake, it is love's radiant hour of praise! Last Line: For love's burnt-offering! Subject(s): Hearts; Love | ||||||||
PRIEST AWAKE, it is Love's radiant hour of praise! Bring new-blown leaves his temple to adorn, Pomegranate-buds and ripe sirisha-sprays, Wet sheaves of shining corn. PILGRIM O priest! only my broken lute I bring For Love's praise-offering! PRIEST Behold! the hour of sacrifice draws near. Pile high the gleaming altar-stones of Love With delicate burdens of slain woodland deer And frail white mountain dove. PILGRIM O priest! only my wounded heart I bring For Love's blood-offering! PRIEST Lo! now it strikes Love's solemn hour of prayer, Kindle with fragrant boughs his blazing shrine, Feed the sweet flame with spice and incense rare Curds of rose-pastured kine. PILGRIM O priest! only my stricken soul I bring For Love's burnt-offering! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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