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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FRIEND, by MARJORIE DUGDALE ASHE First Line: How well the soul responds Last Line: Unto the greeting of its kin. Subject(s): Greetings | |||
How well the soul responds With happy welcoming Unto the greeting of its kith and kind; Magnetic as the moon who draws the sea To her embrace, Soft as a feathered wing. She came to me, and in her face I saw God, and all men with faith in Him; She spoke, and in those tones All innocence and charity found voice; A presence seemed to walk before her form And greet me, saying, "Here am I, known to you always, And yet unknown!" I did not wonder whence or why, Only I knew a soul was here Who knew me well And called me silently; So, silently, I took her hand And smiled, and that was all, But well the soul responds Unto the greeting of its kin. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE NEW YEAR by JANE BOWDLER TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. OFF GASPE by EDWARD CARPENTER A NEW YEAR GREETING by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS MORNING by ALEXANDER LOUIS FRASER THE WELCOMING by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON AN OLD-FASHIONED WELCOME by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST MY WELCOME by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL TO LORD DUNSANY (ON HIS RETURN FROM EAST AFRICA) by FRANCIS LEDWIDGE GREETING by MARY FRANCES MARTIN |
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