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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...ON A TUFT OF GRASS by EMMA LAZARUS LORD ALCOHOL; SONG by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES SWITZERLAND AND ITALY by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES DECEMBER by ELIZABETH V. AUVACHE MOURNING WOMEN by MATHILDE BLIND AN AUTUMN SONNET by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 51. FAREWELL TO JULIET (13) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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