The Second Coming
The poem explores the idea of a second coming, where humanity has learned from past mistakes and evolved to create a utopian society. It describes a world where love, kindness, and compassion reign supreme, and people live in harmony with nature and each other. The speaker envisions a future where greed, war, and oppression have been eradicated, and humanity has transcended its petty differences to achieve true enlightenment.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1914 · Genre: Religious, Poetry, Inspirational · 423 words
First lines
How will Christ come back again, How will He be seen, and where, Where His chosen way? Will He come in dead of night, Shining in His robes of light, Or at dawn of day?
Will it be at Christmas time, When the bells are all achime, That He is re-born? Or will He return and bring Wide and wondrous wakening On some Easter morn?
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1914 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Religious, Poetry, Inspirational, Philosophical
- Length: 423 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)
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Genres
- Religious — The text focuses on the return of Christ, exploring themes of faith, spirituality, and divine presence.
- Poetry — The work is written in verse, employing rhyme and meter to convey its message.
- Inspirational — The content aims to inspire readers to seek Christ in everyday life and human interactions.
- Philosophical — The text delves into existential questions about the nature of Christ's return and human perception of divinity.
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Poetry · Spirituality · Religion · Christianity · Eschatology · Apocalypse · End Times · Prophecy · Messianic · Redemption · Salvation · Faith