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Poem
August 1, 1918
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Lyrical ode personifying a comet as a gentle heavenly messenger bearing unread truths and God's secrets, rather than a scary omen, written by W. G. Blake of Spartanburg, S.C.
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The Comet.
Mysterious Comet! ghost of the midnight sky!
Star of the veiled face and shining hair!
Is it some fateful message thou dost bear
To mortals from the void?
Strange wanderer, why,
When strikes the hour inevitable,
thou must fly
From dark, abysmal deeps into the glare
Of world-strewn spaces?
Comest thou to scare
With spectral form and dreadful glowing eye
The under-race as in the cycles sped?
Nay, gentle wraith of heaven, we do thee wrong:
Thou holdest truth for men as yet unread,-
Revealings that to thee alone belong,
God's wondrous secrets thou wouldst fain impart,
Hid in thy gleaming hair and burning heart.
W. G. Blake.
Spartanburg, S. C.
(This poem was printed last week, but as it contained two errors it is reprinted—Editor.)
Mysterious Comet! ghost of the midnight sky!
Star of the veiled face and shining hair!
Is it some fateful message thou dost bear
To mortals from the void?
Strange wanderer, why,
When strikes the hour inevitable,
thou must fly
From dark, abysmal deeps into the glare
Of world-strewn spaces?
Comest thou to scare
With spectral form and dreadful glowing eye
The under-race as in the cycles sped?
Nay, gentle wraith of heaven, we do thee wrong:
Thou holdest truth for men as yet unread,-
Revealings that to thee alone belong,
God's wondrous secrets thou wouldst fain impart,
Hid in thy gleaming hair and burning heart.
W. G. Blake.
Spartanburg, S. C.
(This poem was printed last week, but as it contained two errors it is reprinted—Editor.)
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Comet
Mysterious Wanderer
Gods Secrets
Heavenly Message
Spectral Form
What entities or persons were involved?
W. G. Blake.
Poem Details
Title
The Comet.
Author
W. G. Blake.
Subject
On The Comet
Key Lines
Mysterious Comet! Ghost Of The Midnight Sky!
Is It Some Fateful Message Thou Dost Bear
To Mortals From The Void?
God's Wondrous Secrets Thou Wouldst Fain Impart,
Hid In Thy Gleaming Hair And Burning Heart.