Benediction
Go forth, my son,
Winged by my heart’s desire!
Great reaches, yet unknown,
Await
For your possession.
I may not, if I would,
Retrace the way with you,
My pilgrimage is through,
But life is calling you!
Fare high and far, my son,
A new day has begun,
Thy star-ways must be won!
Credit
This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on June 6, 2020, by the Academy of American Poets.
About this Poem
"Benediction" originally appeared in Bronze: A Book of Verses (B. J. Brimmer Co., 1922).
Author
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta on September 10, 1880, and was raised in Rome, Georgia, and Atlanta. Johnson attended Atlanta University Normal School and studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. She initially aspired to become a composer.
Date Published
01/01/1922