Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE QUEST, by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE QUEST, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: I sought him on the purple seas
Last Line: I raised my eyes . . . And there was god.
Subject(s): Paris, France


I SOUGHT Him on the purple seas,
I sought Him on the peaks aflame;
Amid the gloom of giant trees
And canyons lone I called His name;
The wasted ways of earth I trod:
In vain! In vain! I found not God.

I sought Him in the hives of men,
The cities grand, the hamlets grey,
The temples old beyond my ken,
The tabernacles of to-day;
All life that is, from cloud to clod
I sought. . . . Alas! I found not God.

Then after roamings far and wide,
In streets and seas and deserts wild,
I came to stand at last beside
The death-bed of my little child.
Lo! as I bent beneath the rod
I raised my eyes . . . and there was God.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net