Mine and Thine (1904)/As from Afar

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Mine and Thine (1904) by Florence Earle Coates As from Afar

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AS FROM AFAR

To see thee, hear thee, wistful watch I keep—  Mother, who in immensity dost dwell— A child who listens for the boundless deep,  Her ear against a shell: And vainly though I seek thy face to scan,  Lost in the vasty temple where thou art, Faint breathings of thy voice æolian  Vibrate against my heart.