Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GRACE BEFORE MEALS: NOON, by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR Poet's Biography First Line: Noon has come with peace and cheer Last Line: Lord, we thank thee evermore. Alternate Author Name(s): Dean Subject(s): God; Noon; Prayer | ||||||||
Noon has come with peace and cheer, In the home we hold so dear, Swift and bright the hours go by, While our pleasant tasks we ply, And for all thy bounty's store, Lord, we thank thee evermore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY COLUMBUS DYING [MAY 20, 1506] by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR SA-CA-GA-WE-A; THE INDIAN GIRL WHO GUIDED LEWIS AND CLARK by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR |
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