Gems In Verse

tí I shonld lean across the jasper wall, With heaveu1!) own liliea ou niy bosom no, And, white and radiant, let ray kisses faJl Through voiccíul 1 upoa thine eaxthly brow; If my low cries should reaoh yoa from the sky, With moans for toochcs of tUe kingiy püm- Sayl would yon know how vrholly trae mu I That kneel beslde thee now so tUU aad cafan? Or, if before you I should stand today Where seraphin are stand ing fairand sweet. And with my bre&th upon your oyelids say: "Tho way was long and lonely for my feot VVhat time I walked without yoal" wouid yo re&d The secret of my secret sonl aright- As he has read, who gladly giveth meed üí tenderest love to Uves of little h'ght? I daré believe it! To my wounded heart I take this consolation; when at last The tidal waves that drifted us apart For aye on earthly seas have kindly cast Us safe on heaven's own shoreland, you wül know How much you wronged the soul that keepeth white And clean its raiment for thy sake! And so, Until that dear day dawneth, sweet, "Good night."