The vision of a haloed host
That weep around an empty throne;
And, aureoles dark and angels dead,
Man with his own life stands alone.
'I am,' he says his bankrupt creed:
'I am,' and is again a clod:
The sparrow starts, the grasses stir,
For he has said the name of God.
Ultimate
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
(1)
Poem topics: alone, dark, god, life, vision, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Ultimate poem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Best Poems of Gilbert Keith Chesterton