Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARTHUR, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY First Line: It was a day of anguish, rimmed with hate Last Line: In the wide land but will respond, amen. Subject(s): Mourning; Prayer; Bereavement | ||||||||
It was a day of anguish, rimmed with hate; With trouble brooding over land and sea, Rack all aloft and breakers on the lee, The winds adverse, the waves importunate, Accepting elevation reverently, A mourner yet a master, fearlessly Didst take command of the good Ship of State. Thou hast commanded well; thy term is done; To-day thou art our fellow-citizen; And few will say thou hast not honor won, Or call thee "great by accident" again; And when one prays, "God bless thee," there is none In the wide land but will respond, Amen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HUNGERFIELD by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN HECUBA MOURNS by MARILYN NELSON THERE IS NO GOD BUT by AGHA SHAHID ALI IF I COULD MOURN LIKE A MOURNING DOVE by FRANK BIDART THE OLD CHURCH ON THE HILL by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY |
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