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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A REVEALING PRAYER, by HENRY COFFIN FELLOW First Line: I had not known the price of heaven Last Line: The falsehood she was guilty of. Subject(s): Forgiveness; Clemency | |||
I had not known the price of heaven -- The ignominy, the rabble's scoff, The crown of thorns they made Him wear -- Until a woman knelt in prayer And meekly asked I be forgiven The falsehood she was guilty of. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FORGIVING MY FATHER by LUCILLE CLIFTON WHAT WE CARRY; FOR DONALD by DORIANNE LAUX THE MAN WITH THE HOE OUTWITTED by EDWIN MARKHAM SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ELMER BARR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS LEAVING CHURCH EARLY by JOHN UPDIKE |
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