At Mass - A poem by Vachel Lindsay


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Vachel Lindsay - At Mass

No doubt to-morrow I will hide
My face from you, my King.
Let me rejoice this Sunday noon,
And kneel while gray priests sing.

It is not wisdom to forget.
But since it is my fate
Fill thou my soul with hidden wine
To make this white hour great.

My God, my God, this marvelous hour
I am your son I know.
Once in a thousand days your voice
Has laid temptation low.

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Poet: Vachel Lindsay (Vachel Lindsay Art) Poem: At Mass Poem of the Day: Sep 23 2005 Comment 1 of 1, added on September 23rd, 2005 at 10:00 AM. This poem shows that faith isn't simple or one-dimensional, but ebbs and flows in the darkness and complexity of this often less-than-divine world. The faith expressed and explored here is human and real. And the poem is artful in its music and economy of language. Vachel Lindsay is a wonderful poet who's too often overlooked. Greg Nelson from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, At Mass, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Vachel Lindsay with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Vachel Lindsay Poem: At Mass Last read: Dec 10 2009, 7:10PM Poem of the Day: Sep 23 2005 Viewed 1670 times. Added on September 23rd, 2005 at 10:00 AM.

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