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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TWO VIEWS, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY First Line: To man, it seemed that evil had prevailed Last Line: But god sees otherwise! Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John Subject(s): Religion; Theology | |||
To man, it seemed that Evil had prevailed, That His fair life had altogether failed, And nought was left but what the Cross impaled; -- But God saw otherwise! They would have hailed Him King, and with acclaim, Upon the wings of His far-reaching fame, Have swept the land like a devouring flame; But God saw otherwise! It seemed as though His life had gone for nought, -- Nothing to show for that long battle fought, But a pale prisoner to the gibbet brought; -- But God saw otherwise! We too, at times, come nigh to lose our hope, When with life's evils we no more can cope, And in the dark with heavy hearts we grope; But God sees otherwise! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A NEW EARTH by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY |
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