The Hands That Hang Down

O Lord, I am so tired!

My heart is sick and sore.

I work, and work, and do no good-

And I can try no more!

I lay my treasures up,

And think they’re worth such care;

And the next time I go to look,

There’s only rubbish there!

I tug hard at the door

Of knowledge-strain and pant;

But, Lord, the more I seem to learn,

The more I’m ignorant!

Sometimes I am so vain

I set myself to teach;

But e’en the first beginnings lie

Utterly out of reach!

I am no use-no use!

I thought I might have been;

But now I know how small I am,

How poor, how false, how mean!

Sunk in the dust and mire

While aiming at the skies,

Only a thing to laugh at, Lord,

To pity and despise!

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• The Mystic Isle by Rainbow Reed by Poetry In English
• Spiritual Memories of Mother by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• Primrose Rose by Rainbow Reed by Poetry In English
• Prayers by Rainbow Reed by Poetry In English
• This by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• Man in a Window by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• Breaking and Entering by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• Online Lover by Rainbow Reed by Poetry In English
• One Day You Will Miss Me.. by Rahul S by Poetry In English
• Of Love and All by Raja Mannar by Poetry In English
• Mother Teresa by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• Mother by Sachin Yadav (Pen Name: Rahul Nachhiketa) by Poetry In English
• Journey with God by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• It Takes a While to Disappear by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• In Every Direction by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• I Thank You, Mum by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• Hope for a New World by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• God Cut the Cord by Raj Napal by Poetry In English
• Even Because by Ralph Angel by Poetry In English
• Dinner Date by Rainbow Reed by Poetry In English

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