THOU who wouldst a palmer be, Let thy faith suffice to thee. Say not, "I to-morrow will Get beyond the sunrise hill, Pass the sea, and cross the sand Till I come to Holy Land, And beneath the lamps that glow In the shrine my heart I show, Leave my gift and round my vow, Bearing thence the victor bough." Say not this, nor take in hand Staff and scrip for Holy Land. Thou be wiser than the rest Who have bound them to the quest; Breathe thy vow and waft thy gift, Single heart to heaven lift; Here remain if thou wouldst be Palmer in all verity: Know thy faith doth brighter shine Than the lamps within the shrine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEAF HOUSE AGENT by KATHERINE MANSFIELD AURENG-ZEBE, OR THE GREAT MOGUL: PROLOGUE by JOHN DRYDEN DREAMS (2) by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE SMACK IN SCHOOL by WILLIAM PITT PALMER ADMONITION [TO A TRAVELLER] by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH HAVE YOU PLANTED A TREE? by HENRY ABBEY ODE TO THE RIVER TEIGN by JOHN CODRINGTON BAMPFYLDE |