Saint John Damascene Thought a man might see The semblance of the Trinity, The how and why of One and Three (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) In a rosebush most. To-night I mean to walk From book To bower -- Intently look At the paternal stalk Lifting the filial flower -- Be aware Of both of them, Bloom and stem, Before I see the bush or yet draw near it -- The rose's triune beauty finally share, Led by its essence loosed upon the air, As on our world is breathed the Holy Spirit! I thank John Damascene For pages that disclose To me (If not the Trinity) More about the rose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY LADY'S PLEASURE by ROBERT GRAHAM LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD THYESTES, ACT 2: CHORUS by LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA CALMNESS OF THE SUBLIME by PHILIP JAMES BAILEY LILIES: 20. 'SOME DAY I WILL TELL YOU' by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LILIES: 8 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) A DIALOGUE (TO BE SUNG TO THE VIOL, BY A BASE, AND A TREBLE) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |