Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SIMPLE GIFTS, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "'tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free" Last Line: "to turn, turn will be our delight" Subject(s): Freedom;shaker Hymn;simplicity; Liberty | ||||||||
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gain'd, To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd, To turn, turn will be our delight 'Till by turning, turning we come round right. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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