VOLURA'S VISION.
'Twas night; and silence reigned o'er all the earth.The holy angel Sleep had waved his wandO'er many troubled, many peaceful souls,And both alike were soothed to calm repose.And there was one who on that silent night,Long after ceased the chimes of midnight bells,While bright the stars in heaven's concave shone,To meditation deep her soul had given.And while she mused upon celestial things,Such tides of glorious thoughts swept o'er her soul,Her being all with glowing rapture thrilled;And when at last in sleep she closed her eyes,This vision to her wond'ring soul was giv'n:
It seemed, beyond the confines of this world,Though still enveloped by its clouds and mists,In strange bewilderment she stood alone.Soon rays of glory seemed to light the mists,A pathway tracing through the fields of air;And o'er that way a radiant being came.
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