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ears An organ boomed majestic harmonies�察 �He only knew that what he
saw was light� �He bowed himself before a cross of flame And shut his
eyes in fear lest it should fade。
March Evening
Blue through the window burns the twilight�察 �Heavy�察 �through trees�察�
blows the warm south wind。 Glistening�察�against the chill�察�gray sky light�察�
Wet�察�black branches are barred and entwined。
Sodden and spongy�察 �the scarce´green grass plot Dents into pools
where a foot has been。 Puddles lie spilt in the road a mass�察�not Of water�察�
but steel�察�with its cold�察�hard sheen。
Faint fades the fire on the hearth�察 �its embers Scattering wide at a
stronger gust。 Above�察 �the old weathercock groans�察 �but remembers
Creaking�察�to turn�察�in its centuried rust。
Dying�察 �forlorn�察 �in dreary sorrow�察 �Wrapping the mists round her
withering form�察�Day sinks down�察�and in darkness to´morrow Travails to
birth in the womb of the storm。
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Sonnets
Leisure
Leisure�察�thou goddess of a bygone age�察 �When hours were long and
days sufficed to hold Wide´eyed delights and pleasures uncontrolled By
shortening moments�察 �when no gaunt presage Of undone duties�察 �modern
heritage�察 �Haunted our happy minds�察�must thou withhold Thy presence
from this over´busy world�察�And bearing silence with thee disengage Our
twined fortunes�拭 �Deeps of unhewn woods Alone can cherish thee�察�
alone possess Thy quiet�察 �teeming vigor。 This our crime�此 �Not to have
worshipped�察�marred by alien moods That sole condition of all loveliness�察�
The dreaming lapse of slow�察�unmeasured time。
On Carpaccio's Picture�此 �The Dream of St。 Ursula
Swept�察 �clean�察 �and still�察 �across the polished floor From some
unshuttered casement�察 �hid from sight�察 �The level sunshine slants�察 �its
greater light Quenching the little lamp which pallid�察 �poor�察 �Flickering�察�
unreplenished�察 �at the door Has striven against darkness the long night。
Dawn fills the room�察�and penetrating�察�bright�察�The silent sunbeams through
the window pour。 And she lies sleeping�察�ignorant of Fate�察 �Enmeshed in
listless dreams�察�her soul not yet Ripened to bear the purport of this day。
The morning breeze scarce stirs the coverlet�察 �A shadow falls across the
sunlight�察�wait� �A lark is singing as he flies away。
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The Matrix
Goaded and harassed in the factory That tears our life up into bits of
days Ticked off upon a clock which never stays�察�Shredding our portion
of Eternity�察�We break away at last�察�and steal the key Which hides a world
empty of hours�察�ways Of space unroll�察�and Heaven overlays The leafy�察�
sun´lit earth of Fantasy。 Beyond the ilex shadow glares the sun�察�
Scorching against the blue flame of the sky。 Brown lily´pads lie heavy and
supine Within a granite basin�察�under one The bronze´gold glimmer of a
carp�察�and I Reach out my hand and pluck a nectarine。
Monadnock in Early Spring
Cloud´topped and splendid�察 �dominating all The little lesser hills
which compass thee�察 �Thou standest�察 �bright with April's buoyancy�察 �Yet
holding Winter in some shaded wall Of stern�察�steep rock�察�and startled by
the call Of Spring�察�thy trees flush with expectancy And cast a cloud of
crimson�察 �silently�察�Above thy snowy crevices where fall Pale shrivelled
oak leaves�察 �while the snow beneath Melts at their phantom touch。
Another year Is quick with import。 Such each year has been。 Unmoved
thou watchest all�察�and all bequeath Some jewel to thy diadem of power�察�
Thou pledge of greater majesty unseen。
The Little Garden
A little garden on a bleak hillside Where deep the heavy�察 �dazzling
mountain snow Lies far into the spring。 The sun's pale glow Is scarcely
able to melt patches wide About the single rose bush。 All denied Of
nature's tender ministries。 But no�察 �For wonder´working faith has
made it blow With flowers many hued and starry´eyed。 Here sleeps the
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sun long�察 �idle summer hours�察 �Here butterflies and bees fare far to rove
Amid the crumpled leaves of poppy flowers�察 �Here four o'clocks�察 �to the
passionate night above Fling whiffs of perfume�察 �like pale incense
showers。 A little garden�察�loved with a great love� �
To an Early Daffodil
Thou yellow trumpeter of laggard Spring� �Thou herald of rich
Summer's myriad flowers� �The climbing sun with new recovered powers
Does warm thee into being�察�through the ring Of rich�察�brown earth he woos
thee�察�makes thee fling Thy green shoots up�察�inheriting the dowers Of
bending sky and sudden�察�sweeping showers�察�Till ripe and blossoming thou
art a thing To make all nature glad�察 �thou art so gay�察�To fill the lonely
with a joy untold�察 �Nodding at every gust of wind to´day�察 �To´morrow
jewelled with raindrops。 Always bold To stand erect�察 �full in the
dazzling play Of April's sun�察�for thou hast caught his gold。
Listening
'T is you that are the music�察�not your song。 The song is but a door
which�察�opening wide�察 �Lets forth the pent´up melody inside�察�Your spirit's
harmony�察 �which clear and strong Sings but of you。 Throughout your
whole life long Your songs�察 �your thoughts�察 �your doings�察 �each divide
This perfect beauty�察�waves within a tide�察�Or single notes amid a glorious
throng。 The song of earth has many different chords�察 �Ocean has many
moods and many tones Yet always ocean。 In the damp Spring woods
The painted trillium smiles�察 �while crisp pine cones Autumn alone can
ripen。 So is this One music with a thousand cadences。
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The Lamp of Life
Always we are following a light�察 �Always the light recedes�察 �with
groping hands We stretch toward this glory�察�while the lands We journey
through are hidden from our sight Dim and mysterious�察 �folded deep in
night�察 �We care not�察�all our utmost need demands Is but the light�察�the
light� �So still it stands Surely our own if we exert our might。 Fool� �
Never can'st thou grasp this fleeting gleam�察 �Its glowing flame would die
if it were caught�察 �Its value is that it doth always seem But just a little
farther on。 Distraught�察 �But lighted ever onward�察�we are brought Upon
our way unknowing�察�in a dream。
Hero´Worship
A face seen passing in a crowded street�察 �A voice heard singing music�察�
large and free�察 �And from that moment life is changed�察�and we Become of
more heroic temper�察 �meet To freely ask and give�察 �a man complete
Radiant because of faith�察�we dare to be What Nature meant us。 Brave
idolatry Which can conceive a hero� �No deceit�察 �No knowledge taught
by unrelenting years�察 �Can quench this fierce�察�untamable desire。 We know
that what we long for once achieved Will cease to satisfy。 Be still our
fears�察 �If what we worship fail us�察�still the fire Burns on�察�and it is much to
have believed。
In Darkness
Must all of worth be travailled for�察 �and those Life's brightest stars
rise from a troubled sea�拭 �Must years go by in sad uncertainty Leaving us
doubting whose the conquering blows�察�Are we or Fate the victors�拭 �Time
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which shows All inner meanings will reveal�察�but we Shall never know
the upshot。 Ours to be Wasted with longing�察 �shattered in the throes�察�
The agonies of splendid dreams�察 �which day Dims from our vision�察�but
each night brings back�察�We strive to hold their grandeur�察�and essay To be
the thing we dream。 Sudden we lack The flash of insight�察 �life grows
drear and gray�察 �And hour follows hour�察�nerveless�察�slack。
Before Dawn
Life� �Austere arbiter of each man's fate�察 �By whom he learns that
Nature's steadfast l