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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAISE, by R. H. GRENVILLE First Line: Praise is a quiet and a gracious thing Last Line: Than streams of water in a desert place! Alternate Author Name(s): Rowley, Frank Ernest, Mrs. | |||
Praise is a quiet and a gracious thing, Like buds slow-forming, where the woods are bare, Or silent recognition of the spring Waiting to break upon the tremulous air. Praise is a pillow to the tired head, A lamp to light the traveler on his way; It's the generous sacrament of bread Shared between strangers at the close of day. Swift is the word of praise to soothe the smart Of old defeats, to light the troubled face; Sweeter, oh, sweeter to the thirsty heart Than streams of water in a desert place! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SAD, SAD STORY by MOTHER GOOSE SONNET: 110 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 25 by ALFRED TENNYSON PSALM 137 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE WRITTEN ON A GLOOMY DAY, IN SICKNESS. THACKWOOD, 4TH JUNE, 1786 by SUSANNA BLAMIRE |
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