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Poem by Vachel Lindsay


The Sun Says His Prayers


”The sun says his prayers,” said the fairy,
Or else he would wither and die.
”The sun says his prayers,” said the fairy,
”For strength to climb up through the sky.
He leans on invisible angels,
And Faith is his prop and his rod.
The sky is his crystal cathedral.
And dawn is his altar to God.”



Vachel Lindsay


Vachel Lindsay's other poems:
  1. Sweethearts of the Year
  2. What the Miner in the Desert Said
  3. Sweet Briars of the Stairways
  4. Above the Battle’s Front
  5. Look You, I’ll Go Pray


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