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Poem
July 22, 1904
The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A convict laments lost freedom, dreaming of sunlight, nature, and God's mercy to cure the sin that imprisoned him, from Irene Parmelee Still of Center, Mich.
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The Convict.
To think of the old free days,
Under the glad blue sky
And the floods of golden sunlight
That slipped unheeded by:
While I, like blinded bat or mole,
Would choose the shade of wall.
And now-oh, God! for one hour to be
Where the blessed sunbeams fall
I dream of the far dim light
The meadows lush and green
The trees and birds and the
brooks
But most of all I dream
Of the glowing, parting sunlight
So calm
While not the ray in cheek and breast
Slant down through this noisome air
I dream of the heavenly warmth
The light and life and air.
And cure the evil in my soul
The sin that brought me here
And if God in His infinite mercy
Will not
Let me be
To rest
Yet let me
-Irene Parmelee Still
Center, Mich.
To think of the old free days,
Under the glad blue sky
And the floods of golden sunlight
That slipped unheeded by:
While I, like blinded bat or mole,
Would choose the shade of wall.
And now-oh, God! for one hour to be
Where the blessed sunbeams fall
I dream of the far dim light
The meadows lush and green
The trees and birds and the
brooks
But most of all I dream
Of the glowing, parting sunlight
So calm
While not the ray in cheek and breast
Slant down through this noisome air
I dream of the heavenly warmth
The light and life and air.
And cure the evil in my soul
The sin that brought me here
And if God in His infinite mercy
Will not
Let me be
To rest
Yet let me
-Irene Parmelee Still
Center, Mich.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Independence
Moral Virtue
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Convict
Freedom
Sunlight
Prison
Mercy
Sin
Nature
God
What entities or persons were involved?
Irene Parmelee Still, Center, Mich.
Poem Details
Title
The Convict.
Author
Irene Parmelee Still, Center, Mich.
Subject
Convict's Longing For Freedom And Redemption
Key Lines
To Think Of The Old Free Days,
Under The Glad Blue Sky
And Now Oh, God! For One Hour To Be
Where The Blessed Sunbeams Fall
The Sin That Brought Me Here