Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

How do I praise You?

I seek to sing in praise of You

But my tongue will wither,dry.

 

I long to write odes and verses,

lauding You,

but

the world of its ink,I would deprive.

 

Extolling You is like giving the ocean a droplet.

Would the Sun be made splendid by my lit candle?

 

But my soul is soothed by an answer from You,

"Your failure to praise is praise enough."

Request permission to use this poem
f
Written by
figtree
Singaporean
Published
Mar 17, 2015
Lines·Words
10·66
Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell figtree how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write