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FROM SUNSHINE.
Once a maiden shielded me from sunshine,
Interposing wealth of silk between,
Simple heart of hers it was that won mine,
Ne'er shall I forget that silken screen,
Till the parted rivers run in one line
Not one single barrier between!
Interposing wealth of silk between,
Simple heart of hers it was that won mine,
Ne'er shall I forget that silken screen,
Till the parted rivers run in one line
Not one single barrier between!
II
Once she shielded me from fervent light,Fervent beating of the midday sun,
She—the shielder—hath forgotten quite,
I—the shielded—though the ages run
Into most chaotic endless night
Hug the closer this that she hath done;
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Hug the closer memories one or two
—I have not got many, friends, you see—
Clasp the closer memories a few
Clustered round my being's barren tree,
Breathing gentle solace unto me,
Gentle soothing, as of summer dew;
—I have not got many, friends, you see—
Clasp the closer memories a few
Clustered round my being's barren tree,
Breathing gentle solace unto me,
Gentle soothing, as of summer dew;
I have triumphed once at least in life—
If I fail for ever, and am hurled
Out of Beauty's into Blackness' world,
Into lands with desolation rife,
This may calm the fury of the strife,
Once for me a flag hath been unfurled!
If I fail for ever, and am hurled
Out of Beauty's into Blackness' world,
Into lands with desolation rife,
This may calm the fury of the strife,
Once for me a flag hath been unfurled!
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