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Poem
July 2, 1887
The Labor Enquirer
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
What is this article about?
A meditative poem contrasting the narrow confines of earthly life and death with the boundless, eternal 'shoreless river' of the cosmos, symbolizing divine promise and infinite space for the soul.
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For the Enquirer,
THE SHORELESS RIVER.
All earth is narrow prison,
All time a fleeting breath,
And the battle of life not worth the strife,
Were all to end in death
But the boundless deep above us-
Forever an outward way-
Is a promise of life eternal,
With room for the soul to stray.
When clouds in earth's vales lie darkest,
I rise and wander thence
On waves of the shoreless river,
That lave the far immense.
I smile then to think I could murmur,
That my portion of earth seemed small,
As I float away in the distance
And see the lessening ball,
While worlds like gems lie gleaming
In the ever deepening flood,
And suns are the shining lilies
That bloom on the river of God.
On surge the waves eternal,
To the vast forever more.
Past isles unnumbered sweeping.
But never find a shore.
Elizabeth M. Dozier.
THE SHORELESS RIVER.
All earth is narrow prison,
All time a fleeting breath,
And the battle of life not worth the strife,
Were all to end in death
But the boundless deep above us-
Forever an outward way-
Is a promise of life eternal,
With room for the soul to stray.
When clouds in earth's vales lie darkest,
I rise and wander thence
On waves of the shoreless river,
That lave the far immense.
I smile then to think I could murmur,
That my portion of earth seemed small,
As I float away in the distance
And see the lessening ball,
While worlds like gems lie gleaming
In the ever deepening flood,
And suns are the shining lilies
That bloom on the river of God.
On surge the waves eternal,
To the vast forever more.
Past isles unnumbered sweeping.
But never find a shore.
Elizabeth M. Dozier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Shoreless River
Eternal Life
River Of God
Earthly Strife
Cosmic Wander
Spiritual Promise
What entities or persons were involved?
Elizabeth M. Dozier.
Poem Details
Title
The Shoreless River.
Author
Elizabeth M. Dozier.
Key Lines
But The Boundless Deep Above Us
Forever An Outward Way
Is A Promise Of Life Eternal,
With Room For The Soul To Stray.
And Suns Are The Shining Lilies
That Bloom On The River Of God.