Religion
A Contrast
From Niagara, and Other Poems (1904)
Religion
Stone by stone the palace grows,
Haughtily, mid dust and din;
On the garden wall the rose
Drinks the quiet sunshine in.
Stone by stone the prison rears,
Frowningly, its bars of night;—
Like a bride with love’s sweet fears,
Leans the lily to the light.
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Copeland, Benjamin. “A Contrast.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/57/.
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Copeland, Benjamin. “A Contrast.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/57/.
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