Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SOUL'S CRY, by RAY PALMER Poet's Biography First Line: O, ever from the deeps Last Line: Where the sweet streams of peace and safety flow. Subject(s): Religion; Soul; Theology | ||||||||
O, EVER from the deeps Within my soul, oft as I muse alone, Comes forth a voice that pleads in tender tone; As when one long unblest Sighs ever after rest; Or as the wind perpetual murmuring keeps. I hear it when the day Fades o'er the hills, or 'cross the shimmering sea; In the soft twilight, as is wont to be, Without my wish or will, While all is hushed and still, Like a sad, plaintive cry heard far away. Not even the noisy crowd, That like some mighty torrent rushing down Sweeps clamoring on, this cry of want can drown; But ever in my heart Afresh the echoes start; I hear them still amidst the tumult loud. Each waking morn anew The sense of many a need returns again; I feel myself a child, helpless as when I watched my mother's eye, As the slow hours went by, And from her glance my being took its hue. I cannot shape my way Where nameless perils ever may betide, O'er slippery steeps whereon my feet may slide; Some mighty hand I crave, To hold and help and save, And guide me ever when my steps would stray. There is but One, I know, That all my hourly, endless wants can meet; Can shield from harm, recall my wandering feet; My God, thy hand can feed And day by day can lead Where the sweet streams of peace and safety flow. | 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 |
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