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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRIEST'S PRAYER, by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON First Line: Over the dim confessional cried Last Line: "kiss me, jessica! Once for all." | |||
OVER the dim confessional cried Father Amatus, -- cloistered young, -- Dropping his rosary by his side, Careless where his crucifix swung: "I have been priest since -- an endless when ! Sat by the living, consoled the dead, Fasted and prayed for women and men, Fed the poor with my daily bread. "The wind blows cold, -- how the snowflakes creep! I will sin one sin, ere past recall, Lest life should faint in this pallid sleep: Kiss me, Jessica! Once for all." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HEAVEN by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON HER MUSIC by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON REALITY by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON SEPARATION by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON UNANSWERED by MARTHA GILBERT DICKINSON YOUR WORLD by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE REVENGE OF RAIN-IN-THE-FACE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW WHEN I BUY PICTURES by MARIANNE MOORE YARROW REVISITED by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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