Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER, by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL Poet's Biography First Line: O holy spirit of the hazel, hearken now Last Line: This wild-rose blossom of thy spirit fades away. Alternate Author Name(s): A. E. Subject(s): God; Holy Ghost; Mythology - Celtic; Nature; Nature - Religious Aspects; Prayer; Holy Spirit | ||||||||
O HOLY Spirit of the Hazel, hearken now: Though shining suns and silver moons burn on the bough, And though the fruit of stars by many myriads gleam, Yet in the undergrowth below, still in thy dream, Lighting the monstrous maze and labyrinthine gloom Are many gem-winged flowers with gay and delicate bloom. And in the shade, hearken, O Dreamer of the Tree, One wild-rose blossom of thy spirit breathed on me With lovely and still light: a little sister flower To those that whitely on the tall moon-branches tower. Lord of the Hazel, now, O hearken while I pray. This wild-rose blossom of thy spirit fades away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LITANY [TO THE HOLY SPIRIT] by ROBERT HERRICK THE SPIRIT AND THE CUP by A. E. ANDERSON A SPIRITUAL LEGEND by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY A STRICTURE ON BISHOP WARBURTON'S DOCTRINE OF GRACE by JOHN BYROM FAMILIAR EPISTLES ON A SERMON, 'OFFICE & OPERATIONS OF HOLY SPIRIT': 2 by JOHN BYROM FOUR EPISTLES: MIRACLE AT THE FEAST OF PENTECOST: 1 by JOHN BYROM ON TRINITY SUNDAY (2) by JOHN BYROM ON THE TRUE MEANING OF THE SCRIPTURE TERMS 'LIFE AND DEATH,' by JOHN BYROM A SUMMER NIGHT by GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL |
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