The
sunshine is a glorious birth
apparelled in celestial light,
Halo of Heaven for the earth,
Transfigured; every common sight.
Earth fills her lap with pleasures of her own,
The winds come to me from fields of sleep,
Creator nods sagely from lofty throne
blessing a thousand valleys, wide and deep.
Behold the child among his new born blisses
with light upon him from his father's eyes,
Fretted by sallies of his mother's kisses,
Watched over by Nature's priest, he lies.
A place of thought where we in waiting rest,
Delight and liberty; our simple creed,
Where fledgling hope flutters in every breast,
Where care and thought cater for every need.
Lakes on a starry night; rainbows in water,
Rapids blowing trumpets from the steep,
Yesterday's love; tomorrows lovely daughter,
Thank God, for now, the earth is ours to keep.
apparelled in celestial light,
Halo of Heaven for the earth,
Transfigured; every common sight.
Earth fills her lap with pleasures of her own,
The winds come to me from fields of sleep,
Creator nods sagely from lofty throne
blessing a thousand valleys, wide and deep.
Behold the child among his new born blisses
with light upon him from his father's eyes,
Fretted by sallies of his mother's kisses,
Watched over by Nature's priest, he lies.
A place of thought where we in waiting rest,
Delight and liberty; our simple creed,
Where fledgling hope flutters in every breast,
Where care and thought cater for every need.
Lakes on a starry night; rainbows in water,
Rapids blowing trumpets from the steep,
Yesterday's love; tomorrows lovely daughter,
Thank God, for now, the earth is ours to keep.
From what I gather, from "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood." Lovely rearrangement. "Yesterday's love; tomorrow's lovely daughter" - beautiful.
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