Religion
Reality
From Niagara, and Other Poems (1904)
Religion
Truth is the soul’s eternal quest,—
Reality its only rest;—
Shadow for substance ne’er sufficed,—
Symbol nor sacrament,—but Christ!
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MLA
Copeland, Benjamin. “Reality.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/48/.
Chicago
Copeland, Benjamin. “Reality.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/48/.
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