(For Aline) Because the road was steep and long And through a dark and lonely land, God set upon my lips a song And put a lantern in my hand. Through miles on weary miles of night That stretch relentless in my way My lantern burns serene and white, An unexhausted cup of day. O golden lights and lights like wine, How dim your boasted splendors are. Behold this little lamp of mine; It is more starlike than a star! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ROBIN REDBREAST by MOTHER GOOSE THE CATARACT OF LODORE by ROBERT SOUTHEY SONG FOR DECORATION DAY by HELEN C. BACON TO THE MOONFLOWER by CRAVEN LANGSTROTH BETTS |