Poems
'Oh! Wonderful! not even Love
May know thee, nay, not the white flame
Wherewith he writes all names above,
Shall spell the letters of that name
Thou—thou alone—art worthy of.
May know thee, nay, not the white flame
Wherewith he writes all names above,
Shall spell the letters of that name
Thou—thou alone—art worthy of.
'Sleep on—I would not have thee wake,
For mirrored in thy sleep I see
Thy newer life, and the bonds break
Which lie athwart the soul of me,
And I even in thy bliss partake.
For mirrored in thy sleep I see
Thy newer life, and the bonds break
Which lie athwart the soul of me,
And I even in thy bliss partake.
'Ah! sleep, and let thy slumber guard
The courts and palaces of life,
That nought may hinder nor retard
My steps, nor paths unclean of strife
Lure me and leave my spirit marred.
The courts and palaces of life,
That nought may hinder nor retard
My steps, nor paths unclean of strife
Lure me and leave my spirit marred.
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