Religion

The Prayer

by Rudyard Kipling 1865–1936

From Songs from Books

Religion

My Brother kneels, so saith Kabir,
To stone and brass in heathen-wise,
But in my brother's voice I hear
My own unanswered agonies.
His God is as his fates assign,
His prayer is all the world's--and mine.

MLA

Kipling, Rudyard. “The Prayer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/82/.

Chicago

Kipling, Rudyard. “The Prayer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kipling/82/.

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