Saturday 1 May 2010

ALL HEAVEN IS BLAZING

All heaven next hit is blazing yet
With the meridian sun:
Make haste, unshadowing sun, make haste to set;
O lifeless life, have done.
I choose what once I chose;
What once I willed, I will:
Only the heart its own bereavement knows;
O clamorous heart, lie still.
That which I chose, I choose;
That which I willed, I will;
That which I once refused, I still refuse:
O hope deferred, be still.
That which I chose and choose
And will is Jesus' Will:
He hath not lost his life who seems to lose:
O hope deferred, hope still.

Christina Rossetti
1830 - 1894

1 comment:

  1. Hi David - thanks for visiting my blog. I enjoyed reading the poem.

    Blessings,
    Joan

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