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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
REVELATION, by EDWIN MARKHAM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I made a pilgrimage to find the god Last Line: Saw his bright hand send signals from the suns. Subject(s): God; Religion; Theology | |||
I made a pilgrimage to find the God: I listened for His voice at holy tombs, Searched for the print of His immortal feet In dust of broken altars: yet turned back With empty heart. But on the homeward road A great light came upon me, and I heard The God's voice singing in a nestling lark; Felt His sweet wonder in a swaying rose; Received His blessing from a wayside well; Looked on His beauty in a lover's face; Saw His bright hand send signals from the suns. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES |
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