Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIFE THAT WAS BORN TODAY, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Thy blessed face to see Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Life; Mortality; Heaven | ||||||||
Life that was born to-day Must make no stay But tend to end As blossom-bloom of May. O Lord, confirm my root. Train up my shoot, To live and give Harvest of wholesome fruit. Life that was born to die Sets heart on high. And counts and mounts Steep stages of the sky. Two things, Lord, I desire And I require; Love's name, and flame To wrap my soul in fire. Life that was born to love Sends heart above Both cloud and shroud. And broods a peaceful dove. Two things I ask of Thee; Deny not me; Eyesight and light Thy Blessed Face to see. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE END OF LIFE by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 6 by CONRAD AIKEN THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#19): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND WINTER by MARVIN BELL THE WORLDS IN THIS WORLD by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR A SKELETON FOR MR. PAUL IN PARADISE; AFTER ALLAN GUISINGER by NORMAN DUBIE AT THE GATES OF HEAVEN by EDWARD FIELD THE CITY OF GOD by LINDA GREGG BEAUTY & RESTRAINT by DANIEL HALPERN IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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