Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WE SHALL BE SATISFIED, by SUSAN KELLY PHILLIPS First Line: The course of the weariest river Last Line: "we shall be ""satisfied." Subject(s): Rain; Rainbows; Rivers; Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
THE course of the weariest river Ends in the great, gray sea; The acorn forever and ever Strives upward to the tree; The rainbow, the sky adorning, Shines promise through the storm; The glimmer of coming morning Through midnight gloom will form. By time all knots are riven, Complex although they be, And peace will at last be given, Dear, both to you and me. Then, though the path be dreary, Look forward to the goal; Though the heart and the head be weary, Let faith inspire the soul; Seek the right, though the wrong be tempting; Speak the truth at any cost; Vain is all weak exempting When once that gem is lost; Let strong hand and keen eye be ready For plain or ambushed foes; Thought earnest and fancy steady Bear best unto the close. The heavy clouds may be raining, But with evening comes the light; Through the dark, low winds complaining, Yet the sunrise gilds the height; And Love has his hidden treasure For the patient and the pure; And Time gives his fullest measure To the workers who endure; And the word that no lore has shaken Has the future pledge supplied; For we know that when we "awaken" We shall be "satisfied." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS THE DESIRE OF NATIONS by EDWIN MARKHAM FANCY IN NUBIBUS; OR, THE POET IN THE CLOUDS by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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