Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FAITH, by THEODORE MAYNARD


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First Line: Must I submissive bow to earth my head
Last Line: "only the audacious ever win to god."
Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed


"Must I submissive bow to earth my head?
Restrain the restless daring of my mind?Bound by the palimpsests of men long
dead,
Live in the daylight as a man made blind?"

"Yea, lowly bend thy stubborn neck and knees,
And thou shalt win what thy proud ardors seek.
This pathway leads to kindled mysteries
That none have ever seen except the meek."

"Never for me such craven sacrifice!
Bravely I go upon a lonely quest.
I will not fold my hands and close my eyes
To gain an easy and ignoble rest."

"So thou hast courage? Test it. Thou shalt find
Precipitous the pathways to be trod.
Summon the utmost valiance of thy mind.
Only the audacious ever win to God."





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