Littell's Living Age/Volume 140/Issue 1810/The Earth-Spirit

by W. P. A.

THE EARTH-SPIRIT.

"So at the whirring loom of time work I,
And the garment of life weave for Deity."

Faust.

The river comes from the mountains
And flows to the mighty sea,
And, moved by its calm, strong current,
The mills whirr ceaselessly.

The shuttles hum and clatter,
And, darting to and fro,
Weave, in their constant motion,
The fabric as they go.

So the calm, strong life around us
Moves the busy lives we see,
That bear the woof of duty
Through the warp of eternity.

W. P. A..