Nature
In Darkness
From New York Nocturnes and Other Poems (1898)
Nature
I have faced life with courage,--but not now!
O Infinite, in this darkness draw thou near.
Wisdom alone I asked of thee, but thou
Hast crushed me with the awful gift of fear.
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MLA
Roberts, Charles G. D. “In Darkness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/roberts_cgd/135/.
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Roberts, Charles G. D. “In Darkness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/roberts_cgd/135/.
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