There was a dreamer once, whose spirit trod Unnumbered ways in thwarted search for God: He stirred the dust on ancient books; he sought For certain light in what the teachers taught; He took his staff and went unto the Wise, And deeper darkness fell about his eyes; He lived a hermit, and forebore his food, And God left visitless his solitude; He wrapped himself in prayer night after night, And mocking demons danced across his sight. Resigned at last to Him he could not find, He turned again to live among mankind— And when from man he no more stood apart, God, on that instant, visited his heart! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE WOMAN'S GENITALS by HAYDEN CARRUTH TO-MORROW TO FRESH WOODS AND PASTURES NEW' by AMY LOWELL BEFORE A STATUE OF ACHILLES by GEORGE SANTAYANA MY MOTHER LEFT ME by KAREN SWENSON NURSING HOME: THE DOLL by KAREN SWENSON NIGHT IN ARIZONA by SARA TEASDALE |