Sunday, January 28, 2007

Poem Sunday: Sir Walter Raleigh 1552-1618

from The Pilgrimage

Give me my scallop
shell of quiet,
My staff of faith to walk upon,
My scrip of joy,
immortal diet,
My bottle of salvation:
My gown of glory, hope's true
gauge,
And thus I'll take my pilgrimage.

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