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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ROSEBUSH AND THE TRINITY, by ALFRED BARRETT First Line: Saint john damascene / thought a man might see Last Line: More about the rose. | |||
Saint John Damascene Thought a man might see The semblance of the Trinity, The how and why of One and Three (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) In a rosebush most. To-night I mean to walk From book To bower -- Intently look At the paternal stalk Lifting the filial flower -- Be aware Of both of them, Bloom and stem, Before I see the bush or yet draw near it -- The rose's triune beauty finally share, Led by its essence loosed upon the air, As on our world is breathed the Holy Spirit! I thank John Damascene For pages that disclose To me (If not the Trinity) More about the rose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANT OF DEPARTURE; A MISSIONARY'S PRAYER by ALFRED BARRETT MON REPOS (MY MOTHER'S GIRLHOOD HOME) by ALFRED BARRETT THE SINGERS OF DELLA ROBBIA by ALFRED BARRETT REPULSE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON HOLES BORED IN A WORKBAG BY THE SCISSORS by MARIANNE MOORE THE HURRICANE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT EDEN BOWER by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI HEATHER ALE: A GALLOWAY LEGEND by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON ISN'T IT TRUE! by BERNICE GIBBS ANDERSON EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 34. TRUE LOVE KNOWS BUT ONE by PHILIP AYRES |
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