Living
The Prison and the Angel
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Living
Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul;
Love is the only angel who can bid the gates unroll;
And when he comes to call thee, arise and follow fast;
His way may lie through darkness, but it leads to light at last.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Prison and the Angel.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/107/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Prison and the Angel.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/107/.
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