 | The writings of James Russell Lowell |  |
THE FOUNTAIN
Into the sunshine,
Full of the light,
Leaping and flashing
From morn till night;
Full of the light,
Leaping and flashing
From morn till night;
Into the moonlight,
Whiter than snow,
Waving so flower-like
When the winds blow;
Whiter than snow,
Waving so flower-like
When the winds blow;
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Into the starlight
Rushing in spray,
Happy at midnight,
Happy by day;
Rushing in spray,
Happy at midnight,
Happy by day;
Ever in motion,
Blithesome and cheery,
Still climbing heavenward,
Never aweary;
Blithesome and cheery,
Still climbing heavenward,
Never aweary;
Glad of all weathers,
Still seeming best,
Upward or downward,
Motion thy rest;
Still seeming best,
Upward or downward,
Motion thy rest;
Full of a nature
Nothing can tame,
Changed every moment,
Ever the same;
Nothing can tame,
Changed every moment,
Ever the same;
Ceaseless aspiring,
Ceaseless content,
Darkness or sunshine
Thy element;
Ceaseless content,
Darkness or sunshine
Thy element;
Glorious fountain,
Let my heart be
Fresh, changeful, constant,
Upward, like thee!
Let my heart be
Fresh, changeful, constant,
Upward, like thee!
| The writings of James Russell Lowell | |