The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-10-06
POETRY.
For the Belmont Chronicle.
MY DREAM.

MY DREAM.
In my yison stood on rock by the deep.
Soft was the music of tho waves hush'd roar,
Which, cradling the sunbeams lullod them to sleep,
As the white, snow.capped billows washed idly
ashore.
NV heart sweled with pleasure beholdins tho scene
Like our hopes of the future the sunlight was BEAM
ing,
The blue heavens above me, all coudless, serene;
Danced on the waters the morn's ruddy cleaning.
So enchanting the picture, fingered awhile
And wandering no more. would hav fain rested
there,
To delight me forever with natures glad smile,
That billowy murmur ever 10 hear.
But one thought upon me, its cold shadow flung;
"A thought fall OF sadness, Of one who was gone,
Like the last dying npte of mournfu song,l
Was that thong -.heavy thought-gloOmy thought,
lin alone
A quick burst Of melody rang DER the wave,
And bird snowy winged lightly cleft the clear sky
AS gracefully, noseessly, as signing at eve,
Beneath the wi low--and 50 it passed by.
Turning to watch it, saw it no more.
And again, aliho sadly, / looked to the sea,
When 10! ia the distance, approaching the shore,
A ship, tall and stately proudly made way
One brief moment passed--the bark was so near,
It's wide ripping surf on that lone rock was break
ing,
The dash Of the keel parted wave met my ear,
The echoes amsng the old ocean cliffs waking
Then--as trembeth moment, upheld by the gnle,
The leaf that October hath loosed from the bough-
Paused that ship OH the waters, turled every sail,
With he roll oil the waves rocking gently and slow.
But now was forgot all that charmed me before,
The suorp's golden sunbeams- pillows SO
white,
Unseen l., their sparkling, unheorl in their roar;
On that deck Oh. was standing who alone charmed
my sight.
That one was friend, than all others more dear;
One for whose loss many long years had mourned,,
Whose par,ilg had wtGmg from my heart Its las
tear,
What 10y hsilcd the absent and allowed one returned.
AS swayetl. moment the Leaf in the air.
Poised on the wing Of Autumn bli,he gale.
Then drops swift TO earth mid :he mates which arr
there
To lie and to moder with them in the dole.
So thus sank that bark unwarned OF lis doom
Ere the voice OF my welcome hs vanished away,
So sank all my hopes to tliei'. chill ocean tomb,
All loved in ons heartle - wave bur led for aye
And in deep, voicels IS sorrow ! again stood alone
All joy swallow cd up in that one giant woe;
One sound Oily hearng--the gurging waves moan
As they wlshed round the form vi the lost one De
Yet not long was | left in world whence had ilot
All Joy. and all gladress forever away,
With that rock wus sinking to tn home ofthe deat
Not unwilling to go where that lost loved one lay
And the deep wave above thick darkness compelling
Though rolling above me, yet marched proudly on
Sill wrestling and foaming still rising and swelling
But rising and wreathing above me alone.
Alone, Twas for that the earth had been dreary
And for that seemed tho sleep in the ocean cav
But thut friend found not and could ], tho weary
In dar kness thus deepened, alone In death rest
As ceaseth the storm from midnight's dreur sky,
As break the black clouds that have palled all be
While shine forth the lamps Of the bright world o
high,
So vanished the ocean, so vanished my woe.
60 vanished all voices so vanished the waves,
so all things around iiie Withdrew from my sight.
And the friend thought lost in the deep ocean cav
Reappeared in u world all lovely, oil bright
I'm n world always lighted, from all shadows free,
tToarless whose inmates, pure slnless throng,
That ore with smile waiting for me,
Whose emile was the brightest and sweetest who
song.
HarmoiIJ perfect and knowing no end,
br,a tbpdH HoWers. tnup.esS bloom.
- IL dnv ever changeles--there was that friend,
And ihiiher hasted but the vision was flown!
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