Poems (Van Vorst)/The Kingdom
THE KINGDOM
Behold I bring a Kingdom in my hand, Oh bend your eyes upon it! . . . Ways of peace Lead by its rivers. Fields of rest are these Above the endless skies of God expand. Oceans of dear delight kiss on the sand,And azure islands lift their waving trees Where virgin forests' twined interstices Shadow the pools of sleep, deep inland seas! This is my lovely Kingdom. . . . Tho' you reign Over an empire, proud, imperial, Annex this land of beauty to your part; Else, like a mirage, seen, then lost again It fade forever! Kingdoms vanish all—Immortal is the land of love, Sweetheart!