第 25 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2021-10-16 18:45      字数:9322
  well…known   grace   Of   weary  love   and   care; Above   the   smiling   child   she
  held; Shook down her floating hair。
  〃The    clouds    are  changing     now;   father;  Mountains      rise  higher   and
  higher! And   see   where   red   and   purple   ships   Sail   in   a   sea   of   fire!〃   The
  father   pressed   the   little   hand   More   closely   in   his   own;   And   watched   a
  cloud…dream in the sky That he could see alone: Bright angels carrying far
  away A white form; cold and dead; Two held the feet; and two bore up The
  flower…crowned; drooping head。
  〃See; father; see! a glory floods The sky; and all is bright; And clouds
  of every hue and shade Burn in the golden light。 And now; above an azure
  lake;   Rise   battlements   and   towers;   Where   knights   and   ladies   climb   the
  heights; All bearing purple flowers。〃
  The father looked; and; with a pang Of love and strange alarm; Drew
  close the little eager child Within his sheltering arm; From out the clouds
  the   mother     looks   With   wistful   glance    below;   She    seems    to  seek   the
  treasure left On earth so long ago; She holds her arms out to her child; His
  cradle…song      she   sings:   The   last  rays   of  the   sunset   gleam    Upon     her
  outspread wings。
  Calm twilight veils the summer sky; The shining clouds are gone; In
  vain the merry laughing child Still gaily prattles on; In vain the bright stars;
  one by one; On the blue silence start; A dreary shadow rests to…night Upon
  the father's heart
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  VERSE:                    COMFORT
  Hast thou   o'er the   clear heaven of   thy  soul Seen   tempests   roll?   Hast
  thou watched all the hopes thou wouldst have won Fade; one by one? Wait
  till the clouds are past; then raise thine eyes To bitter skies。
  Hast thou gone sadly through a dreary night; And found no light; No
  guide; no star; to cheer thee through the plain … No friend; save pain? Wait;
  and thy soul shall see; when most forlorn; Rise a new morn。
  Hast    thou   beneath    another's   stern   control   Bent   thy   sad  soul;   And
  wasted sacred hopes and precious tears? Yet calm thy fears; For thou canst
  gain; even from the bitterest part; A stronger heart。
  Has   Fate   overwhelmed   thee   with   some   sudden   blow?   Let   thy   tears
  flow;   But   know   when   storms   are   past;   the   heavens   appear   More   pure;
  more clear; And hope; when farthest from their shining rays; For brighter
  days。
  Hast thou found life a cheat; and worn in vain Its iron chain? Has thy
  soul bent beneath earth's heavy bond? Look thou beyond; If life is bitter
  THERE for ever shine Hopes more divine。
  Art thou alone; and does thy soul complain It lives in vain? Not vainly
  does   he   live   who   can   endure   Oh   be   thou   sure;   That   he   who   hopes   and
  suffers here; can earn A sure return。
  Hast   thou   found   nought   within   thy   troubled   life   Save   inward   strife?
  Hast thou found all she promised thee; Deceit; And Hope a cheat? Endure;
  and there shall dawn within thy breast Eternal rest!
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  VERSE:                      HOME AT LAST
  Child; do   not   fear; We   shall   reach   our  home   to…night;  For  the  sky  is
  clear; And   the   waters   bright; And   the   breezes   have   scarcely   strength   To
  unfold   that   little   cloud;  That   like   a   shroud   Spreads   out   its   fleecy   length
  Then have no fear; As we cleave our silver way Through the waters clear。
  Fear   not;   my   child!   Though   the   waves   are   white   and   high; And   the
  storm blows wild Through the gloomy sky; On the edge of the western sea;
  See that line of golden light; Is the haven bright Where home is awaiting
  thee; Where; this peril past; We shall rest from our stormy voyage In peace
  at last。
  Be   not   afraid;   But   give   me   thy   hand;   and   see   How   the   waves   have
  made A  cradle   for   thee。   Night   is   come;   dear;   and   we   shall   rest;   So   turn
  from the angry skies; And close thine eyes; And lay thy head on my breast:
  Child; do not weep; In the calm; cold; purple depths There we shall sleep。
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  VERSE:                    UNEXPRESSED
  Dwells   within   the   soul   of   every  Artist   More   than   all   his   effort   can
  express; And   he  knows the best   remains   unuttered; Sighing   at   what WE
  call his success。
  Vainly he may strive; he dare not tell us All the sacred mysteries of the
  skies:   Vainly   he   may   strive;   the   deepest   beauty   Cannot   be   unveiled   to
  mortal eyes。
  And the more devoutly that he listens; And the holier message that is
  sent; Still the more his soul must struggle vainly; Bowed beneath a noble
  discontent。
  No   great   Thinker   ever   lived   and   taught   you All   the   wonder   that   his
  soul received; No true Painter ever set on canvas All the glorious vision he
  conceived。
  No    Musician      ever   held   your   spirit   Charmed      and   bound     in  his
  melodious   chains;   But   be   sure   he   heard;   and   strove   to   render;   Feeble
  echoes of celestial strains。
  No real Poet ever wove in numbers All his dream; but the diviner part;
  Hidden from all the world; spake to him only In the voiceless silence of
  his heart。
  So with Love:       for Love and Art united Are twin mysteries; different;
  yet the same: Poor indeed would be the love of any Who could find its full
  and perfect name。
  Love may strive; but vain is the endeavour All its boundless riches to
  enfold;   Still   its   tenderest;  truest   secret lingers   Ever in   its   deepest   depths
  untold。
  Things of Time have voices:           speak and perish。 Art and Love speak
  but their words must be Like sighings of illimitable forests; And waves of
  an unfathomable sea。
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  VERSE:                    BECAUSE
  It is not because your heart is minemine only … Mine alone; It is not
  because you chose me; weak and lonely; For your own; Not because the
  earth   is   fairer;   and   the skies   Spread   above   you Are   more   radiant   for   the
  shining of your eyes … That I love you!
  It   is   not   because   the   world's   perplexed   meaning   Grows   more   clear;
  And the Parapets of Heaven; with angels leaning; Seem  more near; And
  Nature sings of praise with all her voices Since yours spoke; Since within
  my silent heart; that now rejoices; Love awoke!
  Nay;   not   even   because   your   hand   holds   heart   and   life; At   your   will
  Soothing; hushing   all its   discord; making   strife Calm  and still; Teaching
  Trust to fold her wings; nor ever roam From her nest; Teaching Love that
  her securest; safest home Must be Rest。
  But because this human Love; though true and sweet … Yours and mine
  … Has been sent by Love more tender; more complete; More divine; That it
  leads our hearts to rest at last in Heaven; Far above you; Do I take you as a
  gift that God has given … … And I love you!
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  VERSE:                   REST AT EVENING
  When the weariness of Life is ended; And the task of our long day is
  done; And   the   props;   on   which   our   hearts   depended; All   have   failed   or
  broken; one by one; Evening and our Sorrow's shadow blended Telling us
  that peace is now begun。
  How far back will seem the sun's first dawning; And those early mists
  so   cold   and   grey!   Half   forgotten   even   the   toil   of  morning; And the   heat
  and burthen of the day: Flowers that we were tending; and weeds scorning;
  All alike withered and cast away。
  Vain will seem  the impatient heart;  which waited Toils that gathered
  but too quickly round; And the childish joy; so soon elated At the path we
  thought none else had found; And the foolish ardour; soon abated By the
  storm which cast us to the ground。
  Vain those   pa