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The Prayer

by Rudyard Kipling, 1919

My brother kneels, so saith Kabir,
To stone and brass in heathen-wise,
But in my brother’s voice I hear
My own unanswered agonies.
His God is as his fates assign,
His prayer is all the world’s—and mine.

Published in Rudyard Kipling's Verse: Inclusive Edition, 1885-1918
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