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Poem by William Ernest Henley


A Thanksgiving


From brief delights that rise to me
Out of unfathomable dole,
I thank whatever gods there be
For mine unconquerable soul.
In the strong clutch of Circumstance
It has not winced, nor groaned aloud.
Before the blows of eyeless chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
I front unfeared the threat of space
And dwindle into dark again.
My work is done, I take my place
Among the years that wait for men.
My life, my broken life must be
One unsuccourable dole.
I thank the gods- they gave to me
A dauntless and defiant soul. 



William Ernest Henley


William Ernest Henley's other poems:
  1. In Hospital. 12. Etching
  2. Rhymes and Rhythms. 21. When the Wind Storms by with a Shout, and the Stern Sea-Caves
  3. In Hospital. 14. Ave, Caeser!
  4. Beside the Idle Summer Sea
  5. Echoes. 22. The West a Glimmering Lake of Light


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