Religion
Our lithe thoughts gambol close to God's abyss
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Religion
Our lithe thoughts gambol close to God's abyss,
Children whose home is by the precipice.
Fear not thy little ones shall o'er it fall:
Solid, though viewless, is the girdling wall.
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Watson, William. “Our lithe thoughts gambol close to God's abyss.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/76/.
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Watson, William. “Our lithe thoughts gambol close to God's abyss.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/76/.
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