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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 BEING ASKED TO WRITE A POEM AGAINST THE WAR IN VIETNAM by HAYDEN CARRUTH CHAMBER MUSIC: 8 by JAMES JOYCE FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG by OLIVER GOLDSMITH THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL JEWISH HYMN IN BABYLON by HENRY HART MILMAN SEVEN AGES OF MAN, FR. AS YOU LIKE IT by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE |
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