Nature
The Sun Says his Prayers
From The Congo and Other Poems (1914)
Nature
"The sun says his prayers," said the fairy,
Or else he would wither and die.
"The sun says his prayers," said the fairy,
"For strength to climb up through the sky.
He leans on invisible angels,
And Faith is his prop and his rod.
The sky is his crystal cathedral.
And dawn is his altar to God."
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MLA
Lindsay, Vachel. “The Sun Says his Prayers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/87/.
Chicago
Lindsay, Vachel. “The Sun Says his Prayers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/87/.
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