Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A YOUNG GIRL DYING, by THOMAS WILLIAM PARSONS Poet's Biography First Line: This is palm sunday: mindful of the day Last Line: Pray that our pilgrimage may end like thine! Subject(s): Death - Children; Death - Babies | ||||||||
WITH A GIFT OF FRESH PALM-LEAVES THIS is Palm Sunday: mindful of the day, I bring palm branches, found upon my way: But these will wither; thine shall never die, -- The sacred palms thou bearest to the sky! Dear little saint, though but a child in years, Older in wisdom than my gray compeers! We doubt and tremble, -- we, with bated breath, Older in wisdom than my gray compeers! We doubt and tremble, -- we, with bated breath, Talk of this mystery of life and death: Thou, strong in faith, art gifted to conceive Beyond thy years, and teach us to believe! Then take my palms, triumphal, to thy home, Gentle white palmer, never more to roam! Only, sweet sister, give me, ere thou go'st, Thy benediction, -- for my love thou know'st! We, too, are pilgrims, travelling towards the shrine: Pray that our pilgrimage may end like thine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHILDREN by RANDALL JARRELL THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MELANCHOLY; AN ODE by WILLIAM BROOME SISTERS IN ARMS by AUDRE LORDE A BOTANICAL TROPE by WILLIAM MEREDITH FOR MOHAMMED ZEID OF GAZA, AGE 15 by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE ON A BUST OF DANTE by THOMAS WILLIAM PARSONS |
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