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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 ADELAIDE AND JOHN WILKES BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO THE PEACOCK OF FRANCE by MARIANNE MOORE SNOW-FLAKES by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE THE TRAGEDY OF VALENTINIAN: THE POWER OF LOVE by JOHN FLETCHER PRAYER FOR A BOY WITH A KITE by DOROTHY P. ALBAUGH |
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