Poems (Linn)/The Life Line
THE LIFE LINE.
AS men in caves follow the slender threadThat guides to light through the long, winding way,Hoping the end will bring them to the day;So I have followed where my life-cord led;—The cord of destiny that led to light.Through crystal chambers lit by flickering fires,Through halls whose echoes wakened strange desires,By rushing waters, bounding through the night.I often questioned if the end were fair,And now upon my vision full and freeBursts the clear day. I breathe the warm, sweet airOf a new land that stretches to the sea.O, blessed fate! Dear heart, how did I dareTo doubt what led to light and love and thee?