Though this probably was written back in the 1920s or 30s, it seems especially appropriate on this ninth anniversary of one of the saddest and most horrific days in our nation's history.
Confidence
When shadows fall athwart thy path,
'Tis God Who Passes By!
Bow down in peace and praise and pray,
And even while you sign,
Remember this, -- Each sorrow is a shadow sweet
That tells how near Christ's nailed feet
Are walking by thy side
Then Let Thy Soul Confide!
Evelyn Coffey
Evelyn's use of Scriptural words like "Thy" and "athwart" seem to bring her into a overtly religious theme that will become much more common in her later poetry. Perhaps as she was mastering her craft with external observations and her own grief, she was beginning here to engage her deepest longings, the religiosity and faith that would vivify her in her later decades.
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