Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SAN MINIATO, by OSCAR WILDE


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SAN MINIATO, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: See, I have climbed the mountainside
Last Line: Show to the world my sin and shame.
Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills
Subject(s): Italy; Italians


SEE, I have climbed the mountain side
Up to this holy house of God,
Where once that Angel-Painter trod
Who saw the heavens opened wide,
And throned upon the crescent moon
The Virginal white Queen of Grace, --
Mary! could I but see thy face
Death could not come at all too soon.
O crowned by God with thorns and pain!
Mother of Christ! O mystic wife!
My heart is weary of this life
And over-sad to sing again.
O crowned by God with love and flame!
O crowned by Christ the Holy One!
O listen ere the searching sun
Show to the world my sin and shame.





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