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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXTREMITIES, by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: When the mildew's blight we see Last Line: O our father, make us thine. Subject(s): Love – Loss Of; Death | |||
WHEN the mildew's blight we see Over all the harvest spread, Humbly, Lord, we cry to thee, Give, oh give us, daily bread! But the full and plenteous ears Many a time we reap with tears. When the whirlwind rocks the land, When the gathering clouds alarm, Lord, within thy sheltering hand, Hide, oh hide us from the storm! So with trembling souls we cry, Till the cloud and noise pass by. When our pleasures fade away, When our hopes delusive prove, Prostrate at thy feet we pray, Shield, oh shield us with thy love! But, our anxious plea allowed, We grow petulant and proud. When life's little day turns dull, When the avenging shades begin, Save us, O most Merciful, Save us, save us from our sin! So, the last dread foe being near, We entreat thee, through our fear. Ere the dark our light efface, Ere our pleasure fleeth far, Make us worthier of thy grace, Stubborn rebels that we are; While our good days round us shine, O our Father, make us thine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOW THE MIRROR LOOKS THIS MORNING by HICOK. BOB NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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