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Treasure-Trove

I played with the whispering rushes,
By a river of reverie,

I played with the whispering rushes,
By a river of reverie,
Flowing so quietly onward
Into an unknown sea.

And I watched the dreamy current,
Till to my feet it brought,
Glistening among the pebbles,
The pearl of a fair new thought.

New!  yet many another,
Leaning over the stream,
May have welcomed its sudden shining,
And gazed on its gentle gleam.

Long it must have been lying,
Yet it is new to me.
Oh, the treasures around us,
If we could only see!

I have broken the smooth, dark water
Into ripples and circles bright,
Lifting my pearl from the pebbles,
Bearing away its light.

I am so glad to have found it!
I shall treasure it safely awhile,
It will brighten the niche that is darkest
In my spirit’s loneliest aisle.

And then, it may be, a dear one
Will wear it a long, long time,
Fastened firm on her bosom,
In a setting of silver rhyme.

Yesterday, To-Day, and Forever

Yesterday, To – Day, and Forever Ah!  the weary cares and fears,Earnest yearnings through the years! Ah!  the weary cares and fears,Earnest yearnings through the years!Is it not a vale of tears? Ah!  the love we gladly greetEver now is incomplete;If the melody be sweet, And the harmony be true,Earlier

Wounded

Wounded Only a look and a motion that nobody saw or heard. Only a look and a motion that nobody saw or heard.Past in a moment and over, with never the sound of a word;Streams of converse around me smoothly and cheerily flow,But a terrible stab has been given, a silent

Wait Patiently For Him

Wait Patiently For Him God doth not bid thee waitTo disappoint at last; God doth not bid thee waitTo disappoint at last;A golden promise, fair and great,In precept-mould is cast.Soon shall the morning gildThe dark horizon-rim,Thy heart’s desire shall be fulfilled,“Wait patiently for Him.” The weary waiting timesAre but the

Traveling Thoughts

Traveling Thoughts A still gray haze around us,Behind, a foreign shore, A still gray haze around us,Behind, a foreign shore,A still gray deep beneath us,And Dover cliffs before.Not one within a hundred milesWhose name I ever heard,None who would care to speak to meA passing friendly word:Yet not a shadow

The Turned Lesson

The Turned Lesson “I thought I knew it!” she said;“I thought I had learnt it quite!” “I thought I knew it!” she said;“I thought I had learnt it quite!”But the gentle teacher shook her head,With a grave, yet loving lightIn the eyes that fell on the upturned face,As she gave

The Seeing Heart*

The Seeing Heart* Sweet, blind singer over the sea,Tuneful and jubilant: how can it be, Sweet, blind singer over the sea,Tuneful and jubilant: how can it be,That the songs of gladness, which float so far,As if they fell from the evening star,Are the notes of one who may never see“Visible

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