The poem is a prayer for guidance and forgiveness during wartime. It acknowledges the speaker's past mistakes and asks God to teach them how to pray again. The speaker recognizes their wrongdoing, including prioritizing their own comfort over others' well-being, and expresses remorse for straying from God's will. The poem concludes by asking God to help England find a new, beautiful life and to lay that life in His hands.
By Edith Nesbit · First published 1915 · Genre: War Literature, Historical Fiction, Poetry