Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN COMMON DAYS, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poet's Biography First Line: In days supreme, of fond delight Last Line: Then most we need the strength of prayer. Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs. Subject(s): Prayer | ||||||||
IN days supreme, of fond delight, When happy thoughts within us dwell, Like vestals robed in stainless white, Who time their footsteps by the swell Of sweet-voiced bells upon the air Then have we least the need for prayer. In days obscured by veiling folds Of grief, or clouded o'er with dread, While dumb suspense relentless holds Its sword above the shrinking head, Then, even in the soul's despair, Is not the deepest need of prayer. Since to the dark Gethsemane The pitying angels, soon or late, Must come with tenderest ministry, And each blithe day is but the gate To some rich temple, rising fair, Which builds to heaven a golden stair God keep us through the common days, The level stretches, white with dust, When thought is tired, and hands upraise Their burdens feebly, since they must. In days of slowly fretting care, Then most we need the strength of prayer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY ARE THE CHILDREN AT HOME? by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER |
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