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Classic poem of the day

In that I have so greatly failed Thee, Lord,
Have grace!
And in Thy outer courts deny me not
A place!

So little of fair work for Thee have I
To show;
So much of what I might have done, I did
Not do.

Yet Thou hast seen in me at times the will
For good,
Although so oft I did not do all that
I would.

Thou knowest me through and through, and yet Thou canst
Forgive.
Only in hope of Thy redeeming grace

Member poem of the day

by dmlovic

Were I to seek another’s muse
To spark a song or wit ignite,
A waif this wand’ring heart could choose
To prod this heathen pen to write,
She would be burdened, troubled with
Those dainty prints left pressed to tread --
The wonder of each lilac kiss
These spoiled lips were overfed.
For none as fair as she who trod
Upon this heart with love’s sick verse
Was eve...
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