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VOLURA'S VISION.
At last upon the verge of this dim voidA bright and heav'nly radiance there gleamed;More spiritual light than sun or starDispersed throughout the spaces left behind.And then the angel to Volura said,"O child of Earth! through depths of space profoundOf God's great universe I've passed with thee.And now thou near'st with me the spirit's home,Where kindred spirits wait to welcome me.They too will welcome thee. They love the good,The true, the noble, the aspiring soul,In mortal or immortal form that breathes.Still on through silent depths of boundless spaceUnnumbered suns and starry systems roll,And all the universe of God revolvesAround the center of infinity.But enter now with me this blest abode."
Soon o'er a gold-paved way they seemed to tread,While round and o'er them crystal arches hung;There holy fountains, streams perennial, flowed,And spirit forms were wand'ring to and fro.Where'er the angel and Volura turned,They met the glances of their spirit eyes;For in those realms of light, and joy, and love,
