Page:Poems, Alan Seeger, 1916.djvu/59

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been validated.

My youth with visions of such glory nursed,
Ye have beheld, nor ever seen my feet
On any venture set, but 'twas the thirst
For Beauty willed them, yea, whatever be
The faults I wanted wings to rise above;
I am cheered yet to think how steadfastly
I have been loyal to the love of Love!

9