Poetry, VOLUME 8

George Herbert – 5 Poems

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George_Herbert

Today (Feb. 27) is the Feast Day of George Herbert in the Anglican Church…
Here are a few of our favorite poems of his:

 

 

Virtue
George Herbert

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
The bridal of the earth and sky;
The dew shall weep thy fall to-night,
         For thou must die.

 

Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave
Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye;
Thy root is ever in its grave,
         And thou must die.

 

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses,
A box where sweets compacted lie;
My music shows ye have your closes,
         And all must die.

 

Only a sweet and virtuous soul,
Like season’d timber, never gives;
But though the whole world turn to coal,
         Then chiefly lives.

 

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What are your favorite poems by George Herbert?

 




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