And pray, who are you?" by John B. Tabb

And pray, who are you?"

John B. Tabb

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A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies.

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Out of the dusk a shadow, Then a spark; Out of the cloud a silence, Then a lark; Out of the heart a rapture, Then a pain; Out of the dead, cold ashes, Life again.

pain clouds heart

In every seed to breathe a flower, In every drop of dew To reverence a cloister star Within the distant blue; To wait the promise of the how, Despite the cloud between, Is Faith-the fervid evidence Of loneliness unseen.

stars loneliness faith

Are ye the ghosts of fallen leaves, by John B. Tabb

Are ye the ghosts of fallen leaves,

winter snow wind

Alas! dear Joy, the merriest, is dead. But I have wed Peace ; and... by John B. Tabb

Alas! dear Joy, the merriest, is dead. But I have wed Peace ; and our babe, a boy, New-born, is Joy.

babe joy boys

Hush! With sudden gush As from a fountain sings in yonder bush Th... by John B. Tabb

Hush! With sudden gush As from a fountain sings in yonder bush The Hermit Thrush.

hush-hush hermits fountain

Why should I stay? Nor seed nor fruit have I, by John B. Tabb

Why should I stay? Nor seed nor fruit have I,

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