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Poem
January 4, 1916
East Oregonian : E.O
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
What is this article about?
A visionary poem depicting a blinding light revealing seraphs among the urban scum, their wings and halos emerging, symbolizing service and sacrifice as earthly sacraments.
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THE SERAPHS
A light that blinded like the sun
smote with a sudden flare of day
Along the avenues that won
Into the destined way.
It was a shimmer and a glow
A flash from winging figures flow
From shadows and dim mist afar
Into the perfect form of star
Upward we turned our startled eyes
Expecting to see them come.
A band of seraphs from the skies.
But here amid the scum
Of sordid town and roaring street
We turned and saw them clear.
Walking upon as mundane feet
As ever did appear.
But the longer that we gazed we saw
Between their shoulders grow
The wings of seraphim and round
Their heads a bright halo.
And holy was the applauding sound
That followed where they went-
Ever among the hosts of men
With a burning light in their eyes
Twins of our earthly sacrament-
Service and Sacrifice.
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A light that blinded like the sun
smote with a sudden flare of day
Along the avenues that won
Into the destined way.
It was a shimmer and a glow
A flash from winging figures flow
From shadows and dim mist afar
Into the perfect form of star
Upward we turned our startled eyes
Expecting to see them come.
A band of seraphs from the skies.
But here amid the scum
Of sordid town and roaring street
We turned and saw them clear.
Walking upon as mundane feet
As ever did appear.
But the longer that we gazed we saw
Between their shoulders grow
The wings of seraphim and round
Their heads a bright halo.
And holy was the applauding sound
That followed where they went-
Ever among the hosts of men
With a burning light in their eyes
Twins of our earthly sacrament-
Service and Sacrifice.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Seraphs
Service
Sacrifice
Urban Vision
Angelic Wings
Halo
Earthly Sacrament
What entities or persons were involved?
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Poem Details
Title
The Seraphs
Author
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Key Lines
A Band Of Seraphs From The Skies.
But Here Amid The Scum
Of Sordid Town And Roaring Street
Twins Of Our Earthly Sacrament
Service And Sacrifice.