Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HERMIT, by KATHARINE TYNAN Poet's Biography First Line: Who, counting human joys as vain Last Line: And sees in heaven the smile of god. Alternate Author Name(s): Hinkson, Katharine Tynan Subject(s): Angels; God; Hermits; Rewards | ||||||||
WHO, counting human joys as vain, Departeth from the ways of men, And to the desert takes his road Rejoicing for the love of God; Who dieth to the human hive That he may save his soul alive, Shakes from his feet the dust of sin, And with much weeping is made clean; Him shall the desert sweetly please, Sweeter than musk or ambergris; Unto his sands with song and sport Companion angels shall resort. The roseate clouds at dawn shall blow Angels his way, and clouds of snow Drift angels to the earth and make Ladders of silver for his sake. In his palm-tree shall angels stir, Skilled in the lute and dulcimer, And with their golden wing-feathers Shall fan him from the noontide airs. And by his well shall angels lean And see the golden heads within; Their hands the date and fig shall bring To make his meal at evening. Him shall no evil beast affright Since angels guard him day and night; The vultures they have fled afar From where God's feathered people are. Sweet his estate who in the wild, No more mere mortal man exiled, Looks up, from his tear-watered sod, And sees in Heaven the smile of God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPENSATIONS by CHRISTOPHER BANNISTER COMPENSATION by ELIZABETH DOTEN REWARD AND PUNISHMENTS by ROBERT HERRICK FAME by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN THE HERO OF RORKE'S DRIFT by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL THE REWARD OF SONG by ALFRED NOYES THE REWARD by JOHN COWPER POWYS |
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