Poems (Katharine Elizabeth Howard)/As when before the fire I sit

by Katharine Elizabeth Howard

As when before the fire I sit
And dream, and glorious visions flit—
Although ethereal, dream-wise—
Between the firelight and mine eyes—
Ah! Some divine nobility a-surge
Within my soul doth urge
Me hero-ward,—and then the flame
Dies down and in my soul the same,—
The glorious visions flit
As when before the fire I sit
And dream.