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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: MEETINGS Matches Found: 41 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` A PRAYER OF THE PEOPLES, by PERCY MACKAYE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: God of us who kill our kind! Last Line: We, who pray, ourselves are fate. Alternate Author Name(s): Mackaye, Percy Wallace Subject(s): God; Prayer Meetings; Religion; Soul; Theology A SUGJESCHUN TO THE SEXTANT, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O sextant of the meetin house, we no Last Line: Only dont shut the dores so soon. Subject(s): Churches; Prayer Meetings; Cathedrals ACCOMPLISHMENT, by CLYDE MCGEE Poem Text First Line: One and twenty summers come and gone! Last Line: Forgetful of accomplishment. Subject(s): Churches; Clergy; Prayer Meetings; Preaching & Preachers; Cathedrals; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO EARNEST AND IMPORTUNATE PRAYER, by JOHN BYROM Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A blessed truth for parable to paint Last Line: That thou mayst always pray and never faint. Subject(s): Prayer Meetings AT PRAYER MEETING, by MARGARET ELIZABETH SANGSTER (1894-1981) Poem Source First Line: There were only two or three of us Subject(s): Prayer Meetings CAMP ECHOES, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Rally round the flag, boys! Give it to / the breeze!' Last Line: Then wrap the flag about us in the bed where last we lie. Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs. Subject(s): Camp-meetings; Flags; Military Recruitment; Patriotism; Soldiers; War CAMP-MEETING HYMN, by UNKNOWN Poem Source First Line: Why don't you do as peter did Subject(s): Camp-meetings CAMP-MEETING SUNDAY AT OCEAN GROVE, by ETHEL LYNN BEERS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: From the bud of a cloud-calyxed midnight Last Line: When the wave bears us up the bright shore. Alternate Author Name(s): Eliot, Ethelinda; Lynn, Ethel Subject(s): Camp-meetings; New Jersey GOSPEL BANJO: HOMAGE TO LITTLE ROY LEWIS, by DAVID BOTTOMS Poem Full Text Poet's Biography First Line: Three days I lay with a fire under my skin, in the guest room Last Line: Which is the joy of waking on either side of the jordan. Subject(s): Banjos; Baptism; Dreams; Lewis, Little Roy; Musical Instruments; Prayer Meetings; Christenings; Nightmares HINTS FOR THE TRANSACTION OF PUBLIC BUSINESS: OF A CHEERFUL HOPE, by ALFRED DENNIS GODLEY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Whene'er you do to meetings go, as many such there be Last Line: Vote the other way. Alternate Author Name(s): Godley, A. D. Subject(s): Public Meetings HYMN TO FIRE, by KONSTANTIN DMITRIYEVICH BALMONT Poem Text First Line: Oh, fire who purgeth us Last Line: Shed perpetual light! Subject(s): Desire; Fire; Passion; Prayer Meetings; Sabbath; Sunday IF CONFERENCE KEEPS YOU, by JOSEPHINE MILES Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If conference keeps you completely, when will you get home for dinner, or Subject(s): Public Meetings LINES IN MEMORIAM REGARDING THE ENTERTAINMENT I GAVE ON THE 31ST MARCH, by WILLIAM MCGONAGALL Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Twas on the 31st of march, and in the year of 1893 Last Line: I'll remember during my stay in dundee. Subject(s): Conventions; Gratitude; Lectures; Assemblies; Meetings; Addresses; Speaking; Public Speaking ON THE MEETING OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION IN GLASGOW, 1860, by JANET HAMILTON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Queen of the west! We hail thee from afar! Last Line: To lead to heaven, and train for life on earth. Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Janet Thompson Subject(s): Conventions; Glasgow, Scotland; Humanity; Life; Mankind; Social Problems; Assemblies; Meetings; Human Race OUR OLD CENTER-TOWN VERMONT MEETINGHOUSE, by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Around our center meetinghouse Last Line: As our poor meetinghouse. Subject(s): Churches; Public Meetings; Public Worship; Social Problems; Vermont; Cathedrals; Church Attendance PLAZA DEL VIENTO, by JOSE FONTINHAS Poem Source First Line: I think of the little square of tarifa where the wind always Last Line: And no one else. One day I will tell you why Subject(s): Poetry And Poets; Public Meetings PRAYER MEETING, by ANGELA BALL Poem Source First Line: Mother took me: thursday night Subject(s): Prayer Meetings PRAYER-MEETING, by GUSTAF FRODING Poem Source First Line: Dear friends, the wages of sin is death, indeed Subject(s): Prayer Meetings SINNER TO CAMP-MEETING WENT, by WILLIAM BELLAMY Poem Source Subject(s): Camp-meetings SUN WORSHIP, by JAMES BERTOLINO Poem Source First Line: Looking like muslims at prayer, they gather Last Line: By light, ascend Subject(s): Prayer Meetings; Worship THE BALL, 1789, by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The town is at the ball to-night Last Line: And they ran away together. Subject(s): Balls; Conventions; New York City; Assemblies; Meetings; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple THE BETTER LIFE, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: From silken cords of earth's delight Last Line: The winds of heaven blow. Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs. Subject(s): Future Life; Prayer Meetings; Retribution; Eternity; After Life THE DEMONSTRATION, by GREGORY ORR Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: They bob above us all afternoon Last Line: Their spells had summoned up. Subject(s): Civil Rights Movement; Conventions; Democratic Party (u.s.); Elections; Protest, Social; Racism; Assemblies; Meetings; Voting; Voters; Suffrage; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry THE MIXED ASSEMBLY, by JOHN CLEVELAND Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Flea-bitten synod, an assembly brewed Last Line: Is clergy-lay, party-per-pale compounded. Subject(s): Burges, Cornelius (1589-1665); Conventions; Kimbolton, Edward, Lord (1602-1671); Politics & Government; Religion; Twisse, William (1578-1646); Wharton, Philip, 4th Lord (1613-1696); Assemblies; Meetings; Theology THE NERVE DOCTORS, by THOMAS LUX Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here they come by the busload the nerve doctors: some Subject(s): Conventions; Leadership; Physicians; Assemblies; Meetings; Doctors THE OLD CHURCH ON THE HILL, by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY Poem Text First Line: Palid and cold as the morning star Last Line: And taming its raging waves. Subject(s): Churches; Churchyards; Graves; Nature - Religious Aspects; Prayer Meetings; Worship; Cathedrals; Tombs; Tombstones THE OLD MEETING HOUSE, by ALFRED NOYES Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Its quiet graves were made for peace till gabriel blows his horn Last Line: While the old cracked bell to southward shook the ancient meeting house. Subject(s): Bells; Gabriel; Graves; Judgment Day; Names; Peace; Public Meetings; Tombs; Tombstones; End Of The World; Doomsday; Fall Of Man THE PASSING OF THE OLD VERMONT MEETINGHOUSE, by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: As I go up and down these days Last Line: Of course, must pass away. Subject(s): Churches; Public Meetings; Vermont; Cathedrals THE POOR LISTENER, by WALT MASON Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I sit in the grocery store, discoursing of current Last Line: Other fellows a chance. Subject(s): Grocers; Labor & Laborers; Public Meetings; Speech; Work; Workers; Oratory; Orators THE PRAYER MEETING, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: We meet - one another, and friendship expands Last Line: We shall meet in the meeting that never adjourns. Subject(s): Prayer Meetings THE PRAYER-MEETING LEADER, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: O leader, lead them into peace Last Line: May fruit in deeds. Subject(s): Clergy; Prayer Meetings; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops THE SONG OF THE CAMP-FIRE, by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Heed me, feed me, I am hungry, I am red-tongued with desire Last Line: The foot-print of a god, all-radiant fire. Subject(s): Camp-meetings; Fire THE TRYST, by VALERY YAKOVLEVICH BRYUSOV Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In the land of ra the flaming, by the shores of nile's slow Last Line: As of old, by nile's slow waters, in the land beyond the sea. Alternate Author Name(s): Brusov, Valery Yakovlevich Subject(s): Love; Memory; Passion; Prayer Meetings; Thebes, Greece THE WORD SHE REMEMBERED, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: You remember the sermon you heard, my / dear?' Last Line: To meet each cross with a happy song. Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs. Subject(s): Churches; Clergy; Prayer Meetings; Sermons; Cathedrals; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops THOROUGHBREDS (AN INCIDENT OF THE FIGHT AROUND ATLANTA), by JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Straight at the breastworks, flanked with / fire Last Line: Will be—the sons of the thoroughbred! Subject(s): American Civil War; Camp-meetings; Fights; Militarism; Soldiers; U.s. - History; U.s. - Military Academy TO MR. FORBES-ROBERTSON: 11. THE MEETING PLACE OF FRIENDS, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER Poem Text First Line: The meeting place of friends, I have heard tell Last Line: The meeting place of friends is in the heart. Subject(s): Conventions; Friendship; Assemblies; Meetings TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH THEE, by EDWARD CARPENTER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Weary with the restless burden of this world last night I fell Last Line: "quickly—into space!" Subject(s): Conventions; Labor & Laborers; Politics & Government; Wealth; Assemblies; Meetings; Work; Workers; Riches; Fortunes VERMONT 'TAVERN STANDS', by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: I hope our quaint old tavern stands Last Line: Before a tavern stand. Subject(s): Bars & Bartenders; Public Meetings; Vermont; Pubs; Taverns; Saloons WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING, by JAY WRIGHT Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On wednesday night, / the church still opens at seven Last Line: Unwilling to chasnge their freedom for a god Subject(s): Prayer Meetings WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING, by JAY WRIGHT Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On wednesday night, %the church still opens at seven Last Line: Unwilling to change their freedom for a god Subject(s): Prayer Meetings WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETING, by JAY WRIGHT Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On wednesday night Last Line: They have closed their night %with what certainty they could, %unwilling to change their freedom for Subject(s): Prayer Meetings |
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