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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SANCTUARY: 7. INVOCATION, by SAROJINI NAIDU Poet's Biography First Line: Stoop not from thy proud, lonely sphere Last Line: Attain thy side. Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Trust | |||
STOOP not from thy proud, lonely sphere, Star of my Trust! But shine implacable and pure, Serene and just; And bid my struggling spirit rise Clean from the dust! Still let thy chastening wrath endure. O be thou still A radiant and relentless flame, A crucible To shatter and to shape anew My heart and will. Still be thy scorn the burning height My feet must tread, Still be thy grief the bitter crown That bows my head, Thy stern, arraigning silences My daily bread! So shall my yearning love at last Grow sanctified, Thro' sorrow find deliverance From mortal pride, So shall my soul, redeemed, re-born, Attain thy side. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EIGHT FOR ORNETTE'S MUSIC by KENNETH REXROTH THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 27. LOVE, AND NEVER FEAR by THOMAS CAMPION TRUST IN GOD by NORMAN MACLEOD (1812-1872) TRUST by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN TRUST YOU MUST by JULIUS C BRUTTO A CHALLENGE TO FATE by SAROJINI NAIDU |
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