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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THORNS, by ALICE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I do not think the providence unkind Last Line: Even for me. Subject(s): God; Life | |||
I DO not think the Providence unkind That gives its bad things to this life of ours; They are the thorns whereby we, travelers blind, Feel out our flowers. I think hate shows the quality of love, -- That wrong attests that somewhere there is right: Do not the darkest shadows serve to prove The power of light? On tyrannous ways the feet of Freedom press; The green bough broken off, lets sunshine in; And where sin is, aboundeth righteousness, Much more than sin. Man cannot be all selfish; separate good Is nowhere found beneath the shining sun: All adverse interests, truly understood, Resolve to one! I do believe all worship doth ascend, -- Whether from temple floors by heathen trod, Or from the shrines where Christian praises blend, -- To the true God, Blessed forever: that His love prepares The raven's food; the sparrow's fall doth see; And, simple, sinful as I am, He cares Even for me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW A SPINSTER'S STINT by ALICE CARY |
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