Death & Dying

Destiny

by George William Russell (A.E.) 1867–1935

From Collected Poems (1913)

Death & Dying

Like winds or waters were her ways
The flowing tides, the airy streams,
Are troubled not by any dreams;
They know the circle of their days.

Like winds or waters were her ways:
They heed not immemorial cries;
They move to their high destinies
Beyond the little voice that prays.

She passed into her secret goal,
And left behind a soul that trod
In darkness, knowing not of God,
But craving for its sister soul.

MLA

George William Russell (A.E.). “Destiny.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/173/.

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