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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER TO YEARS, by HELEN ODERKIRK O'ROURKE
First Line: O my years! Be merciful! Be buoyant!
Last Line: Seeds that beyond oblivion grow.
Subject(s): Future; Prayer; Seeds
First Line: O my years! Be merciful! Be buoyant!
Last Line: Seeds that beyond oblivion grow.
Subject(s): Future; Prayer; Seeds
O my years! Be merciful! Be buoyant!
Leave some fine task within this ageing hand,
Something others may wish to understand;
Dispell my want with hours most deeply filled,
Consign some worthy deed
Where breathes an urgent need;
Give me, I pray,
A full and useful day!
My years! O my years rest lightly! Sing brightly!
Along a narrow road
Master a full-strength load;
From stumbling steps make wise selection
A gift to final introspection;
Assist this ageing hand to sow
Seeds that beyond oblivion grow.
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