Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ST. AUGUSTINE AND MONICA, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER



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ST. AUGUSTINE AND MONICA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When monica's young son had felt her kiss
Last Line: Rose like a star upon his mother's tears!
Subject(s): Augustine, Saint (354-430); Monica, Saint (333-387); Mothers; Saints; Augustine Of Hippo


When Monica's young son had felt her kiss -
Her weeping kiss - for years, her sorrow flowed
At last into his wilful blood; he owed
To her his after-life of truth and bliss:
And her own joy, what words, what thoughts could paint!
When o'er his soul, with sweet constraining force,
Came Penitence - a fusion from remorse -
And made her boy a glorious Christian saint.
Oh ye, who tend the young through doubtful years
Along the busy path from birth to death,
Parents and friends! forget not in your fears
The secret strength of prayer, the holy breath
That swathes your darlings! think how Austin's faith
Rose like a star upon his mother's tears!





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