Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HELP, by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

HELP, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dream not, o soul, that easy is the task
Last Line: To guilt the wrath of the eumenides.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


DREAM not, O Soul, that easy is the task
Thus set before thee. If it proves at length,
As well it may, beyond thy natural strength,
Faint not, despair not. As a child may ask
A father, pray the Everlasting Good
For light and guidance midst the subtle snares
Of sin thick planted in life's thoroughfares,
For spiritual strength and moral hardihood;
Still listening, through the noise of time and sense,
To the still whisper of the Inward Word;
Bitter in blame, sweet in approval, heard,
Itself its own confirming evidence:
To health of soul a voice to cheer and please,
To guilt the wrath of the Eumenides.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net