Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A COUNTRY CHURCH, by VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY First Line: I think god seeks this house, serenely white Last Line: And christ grew up in rural galilee. Subject(s): Churches; Country Life; Cathedrals | ||||||||
I think God seeks this house, serenely white, Upon this hushed, elm-bordered street, as one With many mansions seeks, in calm delight, A boyhood cottage intimate with sun. I think God feels Himself the Owner here, Not just rich Host to some self-seeking throng, But Friend of village folk who want Him near And offer Him simplicity and song. No stained-glass windows hide the world from view, And it is well. The world is lovely there, Beyond clear panes, where branch-scrolled skies look through, And fields and hills, in morning hours of prayer. God spent His youth with field and hill and tree, And Christ grew up in rural Galilee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA A PRAYER FOR A VERY NEW ANGEL by VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY |
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