So he who paints one page from Nature's book
With Nature's art, has painted God and Heaven.
With Nature's art, has painted God and Heaven.
PEBBLES AND SHELLS
A BREATH
Out of the garden came a little breeze,
Rich with the scent of budding flowers and trees;
So sweet the breath, that by me idly went,
My aching heart was filled with sweet content.
Out of the garden came a little breeze,
Rich with the scent of budding flowers and trees;
So sweet the breath, that by me idly went,
My aching heart was filled with sweet content.
THE SEASONS
Spring is a laughing girl with azure eyes,
Summer the dreamy maiden grown more wise,
Autumn is womanhood, with joy, and pain,
And Winter age, when life begins to wane.
Spring is a laughing girl with azure eyes,
Summer the dreamy maiden grown more wise,
Autumn is womanhood, with joy, and pain,
And Winter age, when life begins to wane.
THE ICE-FLOE
The ice-floe drifting from the northern pole,
But shows a little o'er the rolling seas;
S0 he who thinks he knows life's mysteries,
But sees a portion of the mighty whole.
The ice-floe drifting from the northern pole,
But shows a little o'er the rolling seas;
S0 he who thinks he knows life's mysteries,
But sees a portion of the mighty whole.
THE AURORA
Only a flush upon the northern sky,
Then suddenly the heavens open wide,
And flames with green and gold, and crimson dyed,
Leap fiercely forth, then slowly sink, and die.
Only a flush upon the northern sky,
Then suddenly the heavens open wide,
And flames with green and gold, and crimson dyed,
Leap fiercely forth, then slowly sink, and die.
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