Poems (Linn)/The Angel of the Annunciation
THE ANGEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION.
AHOLY angel came one night With lilies in her hand;All silvered by the clear moonlight I saw her stand.
About her like a halo shone Her rippling golden hair,The lilies cast their shadow on Her bosom bare.
Her eyes gleamed softly through the gloom; —Her radiant, heavenly eyes—Her presence made my narrow room A Paradise.
Low words she spoke, sweet words that made My soul grow still to know;And softly on my breast she laid The blooms, like snow,
Then all was silence, and the moon Across my casement shone;The vision vanished all too soon; I was alone,
Save for the lilies sweet and white That on my breast were laid:Save for the memory of the light Her presence made.
Since that rare hour, upon my breast Those lilies still I bear;Fadeless and beautiful, they rest Their pureness there.
The years may come, the years may go. And light and youth depart;Immortal shall their beauty glow Within my heart.