Poems (Ryan)/Sonnet: Hope
SONNET: HOPE.
Sweet angel of joy! O beautiful Hope! With jewel-tipped wings e'er ready for flight, Thy siren songs, by moon's silver light, Despair and sorrow oft will envelop In a halo of bliss, till both are lost In joy's bright cloud. Hope, thou anchor of life,Which saves the weary in the world's great strife When helplessly they, by storm's fury tossed, A soul in anguish a long lonesome day Rejoices ever thy sweet voice to ken. So, beautiful Hope, chase woe far away With thy bright allurements pure and serene. May we enjoy thy smiles all the way, Through earth's mystic vale, oh! ever be seen.