Religion
Charity never faileth
From Verses (1893)
Such is Love, it comforts in extremity,
Tho’ a tempest rage around and rage above,
Tempest beyond tempest, far as eye can see:
Such is Love,
That it simply heeds its mourning inward Dove;
Dove which craves contented for a home to be
Set amid the myrtles or an olive grove.
Dove-eyed Love contemplates the Twelve-fruited Tree,
Marks the bowing palms which worship as they move;
Simply sayeth, simply prayeth, “All for me!”
Such is Love.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Gifts and Graces.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Charity never faileth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/725/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Charity never faileth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/725/.
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