Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EARTHY LOVE IS OFFERED TO GOD, by RACHEL ANNAND TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: Better to thee the heart of heathen fire Last Line: Thy vassal. Set his hands between thine own. Subject(s): God; Hearts; Love; Praise | ||||||||
BETTER to Thee the heart of heathen fire Than the sour wood that will not burn at all: More beautiful the feet that stray and tire Than those that shun both fast and festival. Shepherd that lov'st the lost, The cold and laggard soul outwears Thee most. Look in the wild eyes of this Pagan,Love. His feet are winged: they loathe the mortal dust. Not of Thy making, yet created of Beauty and music, splendour, pain, and trust, Vivid is he and strange, And with immortals only will he range. Christen him to Thy Knighthood if Thou wilt: Do on him the Archangel's mail and sword, For on this earth they call his strangeness guilt. The starry essence brooks no flameless lord: He kneels before Thy throne, Thy vassal. Set his hands between Thine own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRAISE PREMATURE by SAMUEL BISHOP ON GIFTS FOR GRACE by BERNADETTE MAYER AFTERTHOUGHTS OF DONNA ELVIRA by CAROLYN KIZER OUR DEATHLESS DEAD by EDWIN MARKHAM SIR JOHN CHIVERTON: DEDICATORY STANZAS. by WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 12. A RENUNCIATION by THOMAS CAMPION TO MY HONORED FRIEND SIR ROBERT HOWARD by JOHN DRYDEN PRAISE OF LITTLE WOMEN by JUAN RUIZ A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN TO HER LOVER by RACHEL ANNAND TAYLOR |
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