Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUIET THINGS, by I. W. First Line: I thank the lord for quiet things Last Line: Of lonely pools and streams. Subject(s): Religion; Serenity; Theology | ||||||||
I thank the Lord for quiet things Whose names are half-asleep; Names that were born of quietness And laid in peace to steep; Such lovely, safe, serene old words As dovecoteshillsand sheep. For silent sober-colored things I bless the Lord of dreams This Heron standing motionless, More shade than bird he seems For this grey, ghostly fisherman Of lonely pools and streams. | 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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