Poems (Linn)/Whence and Whither

by Edith Willis Linn

WHENCE AND WHITHER.

THERE'S a spring behind the river,
Far above us on the mountain
Where the mornings come the soonest
And the evenings longest glow;
There's a bow behind the arrow
Flying swiftly from the bow-string,
There's a bow behind the arrow,
And a hand behind the bow;
There's a root beneath the flower
In the darkness far below.

There's a sea before the river
Mighty sea that rolls in splendor;
There's a mark before the arrow,
Speeding, singing on its way;
There is seed before the blossom
Pregnant seed, that holds the meaning
Of the fragrance of the flower,
And the colors warm and gay;
There is yesterday behind us,
And to-morrow for to-day.