Ann Griffiths: His left hand, in heat of noonday

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His left hand, in heat of noonday

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by Ann Griffiths
(1776 - 1805) Timeline

English version by
H. A. Hodges

Original Language
Welsh

Christian : Protestant

18th Century

His left hand, in heat of noonday,
          Lovingly my head upholds,
And his right hand, filled with blessings,
          Tenderly my soul enfolds,
I adjure you, nature's darlings,
     Beautiful in field and grove,
     Stir not up, till he be willing,
Him who is my glorious Love.

-- from Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women, Edited by Jane Hirshfield

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Themes

Fire

Lover and Beloved

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	Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women, Edited by Jane Hirshfield

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