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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUIET HOUR, by LILLIAN IONE OLSEN First Line: Give me a quiet mind, that I may hear Last Line: Give me a quiet hour -- the magic key! | |||
Give me a quiet mind, that I may hear The muted beat of wings when swallows fly With rhythmic grace toward the misted sky To dip through clouds that sweep the hemisphere; Give me a tranquil vision, bringing near The challenge flung by storms before they die, That I may grasp the hopes that underlie The proud success of every passing year. Give me a heart at peace; I would be true To every vibrant dream that stirs my soul To new awareness born, that I may see The promise of tomorrow shining through The dark today, where clouds of doubt uproll; Give me a quiet hour -- the magic key! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NURSE'S SONG, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE A SERMON AT CLEVEDON; GOOD FRIDAY by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN GLORY OF WOMEN by SIEGFRIED SASSOON KENTUCKY BELLE by CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON NETLEY ABBEY; A LEGEND OF HAMPSHIRE by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM THE STWONEN STEPS by WILLIAM BARNES |
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