Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO THE WOMEN OF EUROPE, by MURIEL NEWTON


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TO THE WOMEN OF EUROPE, by                    
First Line: Sometimes, between the fighting and the crying
Last Line: "seek,"" said the master, ""seek, and ye shall find."
Subject(s): Europe; Women


Sometimes, between the fighting and the crying,
Between the long wars and the short-lived peace,
We hear, beyond ourselves, a sweet, clear music—
And then the battles and the weeping cease.

For, misted by our thought, dimmed by our seeing,
But known complete, whole, beautiful and true,
Its walls and spires a fountaining of music,
Our native city beacons on the view.

Real, for we build it; lovely with our longing;
Shining, no dream, down vistas of the mind:
Our hands are lit, and vision-lit our pathway,
"Seek," said the Master, "Seek, and ye shall find."





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