In This Our World |
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| Author:
| Gilman, Charlotte Perkins |
| ISBN: | 979-8-6399-4542-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2020 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.99 |
Book Description:
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Lord, I am born!I have built me a bodyWhose ways are all open,Whose currents run free,From the life that is thineFlowing ever within me,To the life that is mineFlowing outward through me.I am clothed, and my raimentFits smooth to the spirit,The soul moves unhindered,The body is free;And the thought that my bodyFalls short of expressing,In texture and colorUnfoldeth on me.I am housed, O my Father!My body is sheltered,My spirit has room'Twixt the whole world and me,I am guarded with...
More DescriptionLord, I am born!I have built me a bodyWhose ways are all open,Whose currents run free,From the life that is thineFlowing ever within me,To the life that is mineFlowing outward through me.I am clothed, and my raimentFits smooth to the spirit,The soul moves unhindered,The body is free;And the thought that my bodyFalls short of expressing,In texture and colorUnfoldeth on me.I am housed, O my Father!My body is sheltered,My spirit has room'Twixt the whole world and me,I am guarded with beauty and strength,And within itIs room for still union,And birth floweth free.2And the union and birthOf the house, ever growing,Have built me a city--Have born me a state--Where I live manifold,Many-voiced, many-hearted,Never dead, never weary,And oh! never parted!The life of The Human,So subtle--so great!