Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOR OLD BELIEFS FORSAKEN, by HELEN HOOVEN SANTMYER


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FOR OLD BELIEFS FORSAKEN, by                    
First Line: We felt no sense of loss when, years ago
Last Line: Tongue-tied with passions god would understand.
Subject(s): Faith; Wellesley College; Belief; Creed


WE felt no sense of loss when, years ago
Our faith in the enthroned God was shaken.
We had so many things! How could we know
That we should grieve for old beliefs forsaken!
Beauty of winds that blew from far strange places,
Companionship with earth in her green springs
We knew. Beneath the wide sky's starry spaces
Desire to pierce the mysteries of things,
Friendship and mirth we had, and ours was youth,
And love, like great deep-shadowing peaceful trees.
So, having all that men would have but truth,
We read with laughter old philosophies.
But now each walks alone, though hand in hand,
Tongue-tied with passions God would understand.





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