Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SUPREME WISH, by RACHEL ANNAND TAYLOR


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THE SUPREME WISH, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God give you joy, I said,-and joy you had
Last Line: O sweet, god give you rest!
Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Love; Rest; Wishes; Dead, The; Paradise


I.

GOD give you joy, I said,—and joy you had.
But how the the dancing tired
Your subtile feet!—and from the pageant glad
Your eyes most uninspired
Wearily turned toward the wistful West:—
So now, God give you rest.

II.

God give you love, I said,—and love's delight
Deep-dyed your purple eyes:—
But now, vague Soul, that wanderest careless quite
Of where the censers rise,
With listless lips and hands, and flaming breast,—
I pray, God give you rest.

III.

God give you rest, my queen. No earthly flowers
Upon that golden hair
Can lightly lie, no low love-song of ours
But tires you to despair.
God crown you softly with His lilies blest,
O Sweet, God give you rest!





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