Poems (Baldwyn)/It is not when Morning
IT IS NOT WHEN MORNING.
It is not when morning;
Bestows her first beam,
That the sky is the fairest
And calmest the stream.
Bestows her first beam,
That the sky is the fairest
And calmest the stream.
The sun doth ascend oft
'Mid gloomiest clouds;
And the depth of their shadow
Earth's beauty enshrouds.
'Mid gloomiest clouds;
And the depth of their shadow
Earth's beauty enshrouds.
In youth, hopes are lovely:
But darkest despair
Eclipses the glory
Of light and life there.
But darkest despair
Eclipses the glory
Of light and life there.
That hour's the dearest
When light's later beam
Gilds the calm ev'ning sky
And the unruffled stream.
When light's later beam
Gilds the calm ev'ning sky
And the unruffled stream.
And the calm holy peace
In after life given,
Is sweeter than fading joys
Speaking of heaven.
In after life given,
Is sweeter than fading joys
Speaking of heaven.