Poem of the Day

April 2, 2008

To Nature – Coleridge

Filed under: Coleridge, nature — Tejvan Pettinger @ 7:41 pm

It may indeed be phantasy, when I
Essay to draw from all created things
Deep, heartfelt, inward joy that closely clings ;
And trace in leaves and flowers that round me lie
Lessons of love and earnest piety.
So let it be ; and if the wide world rings
In mock of this belief, it brings
Nor fear, nor grief, nor vain perplexity.
So will I build my altar in the fields,
And the blue sky my fretted dome shall be,
And the sweet fragrance that the wild flower yields
Shall be the incense I will yield to Thee,
Thee only God ! and thou shalt not despise
Even me, the priest of this poor sacrifice

By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1 Comment »

  1. This is a Petrachan sonnet written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

    Comment by Panda Man — March 15, 2009 @ 3:50 am

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