A Prayer Poem by Sara Teasdale

A Prayer

Rating: 3.1


When I am dying, let me know
That I loved the blowing snow
Although it stung like whips;
That I loved all lovely things
And I tried to take their stings
With gay unembittered lips;
That I loved with all my strength,
To my soul's full depth and length,
Careless if my heart must break,
That I sang as children sing
Fitting tunes to everything,
Loving life for its own sake.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John Bruner 06 February 2025

In my somewhat gilded rendition of my own story this poem could have been written by me if I were as clever with words as she was

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Alem Hailu G/kristos 02 December 2015

Yes love has such an absurd formula.A poem nicely penned.

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*_sakura ~daisy_* 08 November 2009

awww such a igniting sweet prayer full of love

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Sara Teasdale

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Missouri / United States
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