Religion
A Branch of Lilies
From A Selection from the Poems of Michael Field (1923)
A branch of lilies, with their stems upright
And crowding heavenward, lies in the moonlight.
With leaves that are not shut at all by night.
Fulfilled of peace and passion to the rim.
Each flower glows ardent as the seraphim.
Tranquil as Abraham, when God talked with him.
Surely they listen what the Spirit saith:
No soil is on their senses: with such breath
The angel spake — There shall be no more death.
Codex Note
From The Spectator (11.8.88), as marked in the 1923 Selection.
Cite this poem
MLA
Field, Michael. “A Branch of Lilies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/174/.
Chicago
Field, Michael. “A Branch of Lilies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/174/.
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