| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 124. The Blade of Grass |
| By Dora Greenwell (1821–1882) |
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‘A sword shall go through thine own heart.’—Prophecy of Simeon
OH! little blade of grass, | |
| A little sword thou art, | |
| That in thy haste to pass | |
| Hast pierced thy mother’s heart! | |
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| Oh! little blade of grass, | 5 |
| A little tongue thou art | |
| Of cleaving flame,—alas! | |
| Thou hast cleft thy mother’s heart. | |
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| Oh! little blade, upcurled | |
| Leaf, sword, or fiery dart, | 10 |
| To win thy Father’s world | |
| Thou must break thy mother’s heart! | |
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