Three by Tabb II

Quatrains by Father John Banister Tabb.

Influence

He cannot as he came depart—
   The Wind that woos the Rose;
Her fragrance whispers in his heart
   Wherever hence he goes.

(November 1897)

The Sun

He prisons many a life indeed
Within the narrow cells of seed,
But cannot call them forth again
Without the sesame of rain.

(April 1893)

Heroes

Against the night, a champion bright,
The glow-worm, lifts a spear of light;
And, undismayed, the slenderest shade
Against the noonday bares a blade.

(February 1895)

The Poetry of Father Tabb (1928) pp. 328, 331, and 333.
ed. Francis A. Litz, Ph.D.

See also Three by Tabb: Poems by Father John Banister Tabb.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Sun. 07/20/03 03:55:17 PM
Categorized as Literary & Sunday Poetry Series.