Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VISION, by WILLIAM TAYLOR First Line: We met, a hundred of us met Last Line: Flew up and kicked the beam. Subject(s): Bible; Christianity; Facades; Judgment Day; Religion; Vision; Appearances; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man; Theology | ||||||||
WE met, a hundred of us met, At curfew in the field; We talked of heav'n and Jesus Christ, And all devoutly kneeled. When lo! we saw, all of us saw, The starlight sky unclose, And heard the far-high thunders roll Like seas where storm-wind blows. We listened, in amazement lost, As still as stones for dread, And heard the war proclaimed above, And sins of nations read. The sound was like a solemn psalm That holy Christians sing, And by and by the noise was ceased Of all the angelic ring. Yet still beyond the cloven sky We saw the sheet of fire; Then came a voice, as from a throne, To all the heav'nly choir Which spake'Though many men must fall, I will that these prevail; To me the poor man's cause is dear.' Then slowly sank a scale: The hand that poised was lost in clouds; One shell did weighty seem, But sceptres, scutcheons, mitres gold Flew up and kicked the beam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES |
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