Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A NEW BIRTH, by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG Poet's Biography First Line: My fate, my portion in the strife Last Line: Submissive to thy will! Subject(s): Conduct Of Life; Future Life; Retribution; Eternity; After Life | ||||||||
MY fate, my portion in the strife Of this strange world, my after-life With all its hopes and fears, Rest on the issue of To-day! Spirit of Goodness, chase away The clouds that gather o'er me now, The fire that wreathes my aching brow, The intermitting thrill That tingles through my frame; the throb That heaves my breast; the thoughts that rob Mine eyes of sleep! O, let me bow Submissive to Thy will! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV LEEK STREET by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR UNABLE TO FIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS 3 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 2 by HAYDEN CARRUTH WRITING IN THE AFTERLIFE by BILLY COLLINS A DEDICATION by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG |
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