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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LAST COMMUNION; IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER, WILFRID WARD, by LEO WARD First Line: There is a time wherein eternity Last Line: Dying, to meet the victory of peace! | |||
There is a time wherein eternity Takes rest upon the world; King Charity Bowed to our fallen state, the God of Grace Made visible upon a human face; -- When the deep Harmony, the eternal Word, The unfallen Wisdom, only love has heard, Touches the troubled body, bruised and hard With the long fight, yet now set heavenward, -- When the deep argument of souls must cease, Dying, to meet the victory of peace! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE BOY'S DREAM by KATHERINE MANSFIELD GIANT RED WOMAN by CLARENCE MAJOR SIMON SURNAMED PETER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CHARITAS NIMIA; OR THE DEAR BARGAIN by RICHARD CRASHAW LOVE AT SEA by THEOPHILE GAUTIER THE OLD HOKUM BUNCOMBE by ROBERT EMMET SHERWOOD |
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