I saw a fern in creviced stone, Its dainty green pulsed with the wind, It must have grown for me alone, Since it brought God into my mind; I saw its shallow earth confines, Its brothers in their leaf-loam glen Were lost amidst the grass and vines, But it brought joy to eyes of men. How like unto myself, I thought; The seed I've sown on stony ground Has taken root, and grown, and brought Rich glory to its narrow bound, And walls I thought that compassed me Have been but setting for my soul, Have raised me high and made me free, I am that fern in God's control. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1956, A FAIRY TALE by JAMES GALVIN RESURRECTION UPDATE by JAMES GALVIN TO A FRIEND I CAN'T FIND by JAMES GALVIN SOUVENIR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: IMANUEL EHRENHARDT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |