Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PRAYER, by CLINTON SCOLLARD



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First Line: The slender leaves of the acacia trees
Last Line: And laid his unvoiced grief on allah's heart.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating; Heat; Mercy; Prayer


THE slender leaves of the acacia trees
Hung parched and quivering in the desert breeze.

Straight westward, as a starving rook might fly,
One pyramid's dark apex cut the sky;

While sharp against the sapphire east were set
Resplendent dome and soaring minaret.

Beside the way, upon his prayer-mat prone,
A turbaned suppliant made his plaint alone.

The hot sun smote upon his humbled head;
"Allah, have pity!" -- this was all he said.

His faltering tongue forgot the accustomed art,
And laid his unvoiced grief on Allah's heart.





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