Rivers to the Sea (Collection)/A Prayer

by Sara Teasdale

For works with similar titles, see Prayer, A Prayer, and A Prayer (Teasdale).

Not to be confused with A Prayer (Teasdale, "When I am dying, let me know").

 

A PRAYER

Until I lose my soul and lie
⁠Blind to the beauty of the earth,
Deaf tho' a lyric wind goes by,
⁠Dumb in a storm of mirth;

Until my heart is quenched at length
⁠And I have left the land of men,
Oh let me love with all my strength
⁠Careless if I am loved again.