Seventy Times Seven

Seventy Times Seven

Text of Poem	Let rain discover Some other door I shall not uncover Mine any more The pale voices quicken On the dark pane Gather and thicken In low refrain. Bird and bee are lying Under their leaf My heart is crying Its ancient grief. Where under heaven Can it be done— Seventy times seven Is only one.
First Line	Let the rain discover
Original Pub Location	Country Men
Original Publication Date	1937
Original Citation	Country Men (1937) xxv, (1938) 45, (1943) 52.
Complete Poems	28
Word Count	55
Poetic Form	closed
References and Commentary	Seventy times seven is a reference to Matthew 18:21-22, a verse about forgiveness.
Themes	forgiveness loneliness
Twitter Quote	The pale voices quicken / On the dark pane / Gather and thicken / In low refrain.

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