Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-07


TwnseEenng The sun, wrapt In his gorgeous
Canopy Of elOnds-tagsd win al the ralnb0s's i4.
Varying hues. had in splendsr sunk 70 y Atss
His ocean bed to rise in glory WITH =
10 nOrrow's dsvn. The zsphyrs, ShieE the.iivs -
Long day, had played amid the rustling leaves
And dewy h0zsrs. IKE tired spirits, had ~ - sfsfs
Folded their s5sy wings and gone to sleep
Among the stars. The thousand melodies, 49, sstE
which, in tides Of living music, had gushsd
From grove, and stream, forest haunt like airy.
wild, delicious dreams, had softly faded =. ss.ss.
To meEyryl And new, twas night
Deeper shads, on The slumhering earth, had
Fallen and all vas still, and peaceful, as
Thought There poetry in the Undertaking
Hush, which, like sleeping seEaph's smiIe rested e
On natures face. Not sgh-nor tone eos 3rf4 =
Game from the lip Of stream or bird, or the i5 oetE
Dreaming soul Of Forest harp 20 undo -s.s = i,
The reiguing siillness- The earsh sleeping
Eden seemed The sky, with its glitsring
Stars, gloWed like an Izmortaliys or IS sF
The radiant soul Ct Poet encEsed rs-,-st -s.sa
Ina beautiful d:eAmI The silvssy moon.
Like some young, and tmid beauty all brilliant
with unconscious sOvei.ness esmblsd forth a ia<ias
On The brow Of night and upon the woods, saf
And wales, ana sumberng oceans, stood her vs5.5..
Lambent beams vhieh from their depths e:ruleen, >
1IIrrOredb4ek her streaming rays. ,i ft5E D
saaeg1 Nymphs and Maids 5000 J
On the silvery were sporting, Ehile !, sss.t
From Para iise troops Of E4Iiiss Sanderng-- go
Come dancing among he flowers, andfro issrf 5sf
Their opening petals, drank the silseresTs ~ 81 ;
AjoyOus hand we're shey-tLO.e Fairies mid sea,a
The bright spirits, whose lises we're ofss
Ethereal essencssof Imortalt,l saii ss ssq..asss
In s,ortlvs mood they danced, and sparkling nectar
slipped, while from many trembling aoser, s4 arr
And honey -suctle s&eet, vary the sounds Of s ssl
"a In the blushing bosom 81,
OF a hosmDg rose upon a throne OK 800 assa 81, ga
Crystal light the Fairy Qzeea By choir aefe,sa
or Peries bright attended sAt and her scope, a So d
Wrought of diamonds flashing beams, she waved,
And beckoning her aide, the fsirest 80 sar.If
From among hsr perfect trains babe her call rs 81
The sister spirts to audience eal e IsA 8
With their Qussni 5{g US CSC 80 3.
The mandate Imperial,
No sooner heard than willing they attended, -
That spirit bandeonntless,- the moments 4asmSl
or eternity round their Sovereign ranged, alae e,
And, in silencs her behests awaited e 6ssc1g a
She rose in blushing beatty from her crimson eossa
9hrone mere peFfsct.than perfection Around ssal
Her radiant brow, a Diadem, she were gs eE esq
wsOught Of chances shot from bssutys and as
Clothed in robes celestial, purely white, 8h - 50
IA tie down upon seraph's wing, which 7sh ts3s
Around her aoated, Ike dTApery woven .g6a ~ %,
From he tuinkling beams Of many start pses7s q :
Her Iipss moro rudy, than light distilled from d 81
A thousand rubies, clear and sparkling parted, - b
As thus she spake: aia 81 sstrlFG tss7t afsass
'From ohinasrds wArbIing fcunt We come,
Called By that moonlight garland's spell -
From ChndardsfOunt-Our fairy home,
Where, In muAic, and night We dwell =
Where lutes In the air heard about,
And voices are singing the whole day long
And every sigh, the heart breathes out
Is turned, as it leaves the lips, ts songl go ~
We Know where the brightest visions dwell,
That around the night beds play -
WeknoR each herb. and howerets beli,--
Where their perfumed wings they hide by day.
Then hasten ye maids
To tWins your braids,
Tonorrow vour dreams and flowers may fade"
Thus closed her speech and, the pure melody s1i
Fiosted languId through the blumbsring air. tGa %
Like sersph's softest sigh, the wild, bright bss
Choir spread their silvery wings, and, Ikea 81 -
Ream Of unearshiy light, assembled back -ts
To Paradise which wide, its glittering ster
Portals omen threw and with melodies
Trembling liquid sweet, and wild, as e'sr p
Escaped from EoleAn Tyres, while toying
Zephyrs were signing. their dewy mstin .st tss
Hymns welcomed the wandering spirits home
Forest Home, June I'd, 1859. 8. A. BRAswELL