Death & Dying
Destiny
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.
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MLA
George William Russell (A.E.). “Destiny.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/173/.
Chicago
George William Russell (A.E.). “Destiny.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/173/.
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