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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSALM 39, VERSE 4, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE First Line: Lord, let me know the period of my age Last Line: This life that stays so long, yet flies so fast! Subject(s): Transience; Impermanence | |||
LORD, let me know the period of my age, The length of this my weary pilgrimage, How long this miserable life shall last, This life that stays so long, yet flies so fast! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL PSALM 104: THE MAJESTY AND MERCY OF GOD by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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